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$18,217,190reported
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$155,464,350$283,212,356
International2000$135,956,000$247,673,624
Worldwide2000$291,420,350$530,885,980

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$132,114,575$240,675,628
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$31,935,000$58,176,595
Physical Purchases ?2000$42,591,000$77,588,833
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$43,530,018$79,299,460
Total Revenues2000$250,170,593$455,740,515
Expenses
Budget ?2000$100,000,000$182,171,897
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$36,449,000 (est)$66,399,835 (est)
Participations2000$20,014,000$36,459,883
Residuals ?2000$7,595,000$13,835,956
Interest & Overhead2000$15,000,000$27,325,785
Total Expenses2000$179,058,000$326,193,355
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$71,112,593$129,547,160

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