The Wave

2016 | Action, Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Disaster, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

Scores

Overall Score
68.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.2%
Review Aggregate
36.6

Critic Consensus

17.5% Fresh • 143 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 143 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, family-friendly. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotfamily-friendlyfunnyromanticemotionalpacing issuesvisually strikinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chloë Grace Moretz2016$3,644,000$4,763,000(est)
Nick Robinson2016$2,243,000$2,932,000(est)
Ron Livingston2016$1,689,000$2,207,000(est)
Maggie Siff2016$1,381,000$1,805,000(est)
Alex Roe2016$1,181,000$1,544,000(est)
Maria Bello2016$1,040,000$1,359,000(est)
Maika Monroe2016$933,000$1,220,000(est)
Liev Schreiber2016$850,000$1,111,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count143
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes45,382

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$177,404$231,882
International2016$12,797,739$16,727,712
Worldwide2016$12,975,143$16,959,594

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$5,207,798$6,807,026
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,138,000$2,794,544
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,179,000$2,848,135
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,877,000$2,453,396
Physical Purchases ?2016$5,296,000$6,922,314
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$88,702$115,941
Total Revenues2016$16,786,500$21,941,355
Expenses
Budget ?2016$54,000,000$70,582,503
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$3,995,000 (est)$5,221,798 (est)
Participations2016$336,000$439,180
Residuals ?2016$660,000$862,675
Interest & Overhead2016$8,100,000$10,587,376
Total Expenses2016$67,091,000$87,693,532
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-50,304,500$-65,752,177

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