The Woman in Black

2012 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Adaptation, Past, Remake, Supernatural

Synopsis

A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.

Scores

Overall Score
83.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.2%
Review Aggregate
61.3

Critic Consensus

66.0% Fresh • 197 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 197 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, historical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotscaryhistoricaldarkstylizedsuspensefulmacabrepsychologicalfamily-friendlycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Radcliffe2012$1,383,000$1,890,000(est)
Ciarán Hinds2012$851,000$1,163,000(est)
Janet McTeer2012$641,000$876,000(est)
Liz White2012$524,000$716,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score66.0
RT critic review count197
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes197,588

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$54,333,288$74,234,990
International2012$74,622,610$101,956,073
Worldwide2012$128,955,896$176,191,060

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 Revenue2012$57,015,688$77,899,924
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,667,000$6,376,472
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,098,000$2,866,475
Physical Rentals ?2012$7,397,000$10,106,442
Physical Purchases ?2012$18,275,000$24,968,937
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$13,583,322$18,558,747
Total Revenues2012$103,036,010$140,776,997
Expenses
Budget ?2012$17,000,000$23,226,918
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$21,250,000 (est)$29,033,647 (est)
Participations2012$8,243,000$11,262,323
Residuals ?2012$2,797,000$3,821,511
Interest & Overhead2012$3,400,000$4,645,384
Total Expenses2012$52,690,000$71,989,783
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$50,346,010$68,787,214

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