The Wicker Man

2006 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

Scores

Overall Score
66.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.9%
Review Aggregate
21.4

Critic Consensus

15.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 15% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, suspenseful, scary. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysuspensefulscarymacabrepsychologicalsatiricalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cage2006$2,889,000$4,495,000(est)
Ellen Burstyn2006$1,778,000$2,767,000(est)
Kate Beahan2006$1,339,000$2,083,000(est)
Frances Conroy2006$1,095,000$1,703,000(est)
Molly Parker2006$936,000$1,457,000(est)
Leelee Sobieski2006$824,000$1,282,000(est)
Diane Delano2006$740,000$1,151,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count107
Rotten Tomatoes audience score17.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating3.8
IMDb votes73,805

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$23,649,128$36,799,262
International2006$15,156,253$23,583,911
Worldwide2006$38,805,380$60,383,172

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 Revenue2006$17,887,065$27,833,196
Digital Rentals ?2006$441,000$686,219
Digital Purchases ?2006$136,000$211,623
Physical Rentals ?2006$13,945,000$21,699,139
Physical Purchases ?2006$32,892,000$51,181,648
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$5,675,791$8,831,823
Total Revenues2006$70,976,856$110,443,647
Expenses
Budget ?2006$40,000,000$62,242,062
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$14,382,000 (est)$22,379,134 (est)
Participations2006$2,839,000$4,417,630
Residuals ?2006$3,753,000$5,839,861
Interest & Overhead2006$6,800,000$10,581,151
Total Expenses2006$67,774,000$105,459,838
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$3,202,856$4,983,809

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