What Lies Beneath

2000 | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

Scores

Overall Score
86.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.3%
Review Aggregate
56.4

Critic Consensus

45.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 45% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, psychological. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotscarypsychologicaldarkcharacter-drivencoming of agefunnyemotionalsuspensefulstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Harrison Ford2000$20,000,000 source$36,434,379reported
Michelle Pfeiffer2000$10,000,000 source$18,217,189reported
Diana Scarwid2000$6,688,000$12,183,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes141,932

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$155,464,351$283,212,351
International2000$135,956,000$247,673,619
Worldwide2000$291,420,351$530,885,970

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 Revenue2000$132,114,576$240,675,623
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$31,935,000$58,176,594
Physical Purchases ?2000$42,591,000$77,588,831
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$43,530,018$79,299,458
Total Revenues2000$250,170,594$455,740,507
Expenses
Budget ?2000$100,000,000$182,171,893
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$36,449,000 (est)$66,399,833 (est)
Participations2000$20,014,000$36,459,883
Residuals ?2000$7,595,000$13,835,955
Interest & Overhead2000$15,000,000$27,325,784
Total Expenses2000$179,058,000$326,193,348
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$71,112,594$129,547,158

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