When a Stranger Calls

2006 | Horror, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Slasher

Synopsis

During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.

Scores

Overall Score
74.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.0%
Review Aggregate
31.0

Critic Consensus

8.1% Fresh • 87 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 8% of 87 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 plotsuspensefulscarycoming of agedarkgrittychristmasfamily-friendlystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Camilla Belle2006$1,221,000$1,899,000(est)
Brian Geraghty2006$751,000$1,169,000(est)
Katie Cassidy2006$566,000$880,000(est)
Clark Gregg2006$462,000$720,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score8.0
RT critic review count91
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes50,582

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$47,860,216$74,472,962
International2006$19,201,908$29,879,158
Worldwide2006$67,062,124$104,352,120

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 Revenue2006$31,610,871$49,188,144
Digital Rentals ?2006$505,000$785,806
Digital Purchases ?2006$155,000$241,188
Physical Rentals ?2006$15,972,000$24,853,255
Physical Purchases ?2006$37,673,000$58,621,129
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$11,965,054$18,618,240
Total Revenues2006$97,880,925$152,307,762
Expenses
Budget ?2006$15,000,000$23,340,773
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$16,840,000 (est)$26,203,908 (est)
Participations2006$7,830,000$12,183,883
Residuals ?2006$4,562,000$7,098,707
Interest & Overhead2006$3,000,000$4,668,155
Total Expenses2006$47,232,000$73,495,425
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$50,648,925$78,812,337

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