Virus

1999 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Creature Feature

Synopsis

After outrunning a typhoon at sea, a strong-willed tugboat navigator and her crew discover a high-tech alien life form that's taken control of a Russian research vessel and aims to destroy on a massive scale.

Scores

Overall Score
61.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.5%
Review Aggregate
26.4

Critic Consensus

15.2% Fresh • 46 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, scary. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulscarymacabreaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jamie Lee Curtis1999$6,470,000$12,183,000(est)
Donald Sutherland1999$3,983,000$7,499,000(est)
William Baldwin1999$2,999,000$5,646,000(est)
Joanna Pacuła1999$2,452,000$4,616,000(est)
Marshall Bell1999$2,097,000$3,949,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score23.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes31,187

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$14,036,005$26,429,142
International1999$16,616,000$31,287,152
Worldwide1999$30,652,004$57,716,292

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 Revenue1999$13,664,402$25,729,432
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$18,889,000$35,567,105
Physical Purchases ?1999$24,414,000$45,970,422
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$3,368,641$6,342,994
Total Revenues1999$60,336,044$113,609,952
Expenses
Budget ?1999$75,000,000$141,221,497
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$25,855,000 (est)$48,683,758 (est)
Participations1999$1,207,000$2,272,725
Residuals ?1999$3,357,000$6,321,074
Interest & Overhead1999$11,250,000$21,183,225
Total Expenses1999$116,669,000$219,682,278
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-56,332,956$-106,072,326

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