Synopsis
When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Scores
Overall Score
64.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.1%
Review Aggregate
50.9
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 55% of 105 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotscarysuspensefulstylizedgrittyfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingrealisticdark
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||||
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count105
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes73,350
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $100,345 | $137,100 |
| International | 2012 | $1,843,942 | $2,519,358 |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $1,944,287 | $2,656,458 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2012 | $787,749 | $1,076,293 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $1,871,000 | $2,556,327 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $841,000 | $1,149,049 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $2,965,000 | $4,051,047 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $7,326,000 | $10,009,434 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $50,172 | $68,550 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $13,840,922 | $18,910,701 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2012 | $1,887,000 (est) | $2,578,188 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $1,109,000 (est) | $1,515,215 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $554,000 | $756,924 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $857,000 | $1,170,910 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $377,400 | $515,638 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $4,784,400 | $6,536,874 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $9,056,522 | $12,373,827 |
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