Chain Letter (2010)

Chain Letter poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $205,842Details
International Box Office $816,611
Worldwide Box Office $1,022,453
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

When high school senior Jessie Campbell and her tight-knit group of friends begin to receive a series of foreboding email chain letters, they have no idea the terror that awaits them. With a warning that if they break the chain, they will lose a life, the seemingly harmless email turns deadly when one-by-one the friends that do not forward the chain letter are hunted down and gruesomely killed by horror's newest villain, The Chain Man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$138,788 (67.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:406 opening theaters/406 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $312,024

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 2010 (Limited) by New Films Cinema
Video Release: February 1st, 2011 by Image Entertainment/ThinkFilm
MPA Rating: R for strong bloody sadistic violence throughout, language and brief nudity
(Rating bulletin 2110 (Cert #45974), 3/3/2010)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Plot point: Internet, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiger Tail Entertainment, Deon Taylor Enterprises, New Films Intl
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2010 35 $138,788   406 $342   $138,788 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2010 35 $205,842   406 $507   $205,842 1

Leading

Nikki Reed    Jessie Campbell

Supporting

Michael J. Pagan    Michael Grant
Noah Segan    Dante
Matt Cohen    Johnny Jones
Michael Bailey Smith    Chain Man
Cody Kasch    Neil Conners

Leading

Betsy Russell    Sergeant Hamill

Supporting

Cherilyn Wilson    Rachael Conners

Leading

Brad Dourif    Mr. Smirker
Keith David    Det. Jim Crenshaw

Supporting

Bai Ling    Jai Pham

Production and Technical Credits

Deon Taylor    Producer
Michael J. Pagan    Producer
Robert Smith    Executive Producer
Todd Slater    Executive Producer
Nesim Hason    Executive Producer
Roxanne Avent    Executive Producer
Chad Cole    Co-Producer
Ron Gell    Co-Producer
Steak House    Co-Producer
Steve Cubine    Co-Executive Producer
Deon Taylor    Director
Deon Taylor    Screenwriter
Michael J. Pagan    Screenwriter

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

When high school senior Jessie Campbell and her tight-knit group of friends begin to receive a series of foreboding email chain letters, they have no idea the terror that awaits them. With a warning that if they break the chain, they will lose a life, the seemingly harmless email turns deadly when one-by-one the friends that do not forward the chain letter are hunted down and gruesomely killed by horror's newest villain, The Chain Man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$138,788 (67.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:406 opening theaters/406 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $312,024

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 2010 (Limited) by New Films Cinema
Video Release: February 1st, 2011 by Image Entertainment/ThinkFilm
MPA Rating: R for strong bloody sadistic violence throughout, language and brief nudity
(Rating bulletin 2110 (Cert #45974), 3/3/2010)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Plot point: Internet, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiger Tail Entertainment, Deon Taylor Enterprises, New Films Intl
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2010 35 $138,788   406 $342   $138,788 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 2010 35 $205,842   406 $507   $205,842 1

Leading

Nikki Reed    Jessie Campbell

Supporting

Michael J. Pagan    Michael Grant
Noah Segan    Dante
Matt Cohen    Johnny Jones
Michael Bailey Smith    Chain Man
Cody Kasch    Neil Conners

Leading

Betsy Russell    Sergeant Hamill

Supporting

Cherilyn Wilson    Rachael Conners

Leading

Brad Dourif    Mr. Smirker
Keith David    Det. Jim Crenshaw

Supporting

Bai Ling    Jai Pham

Production and Technical Credits

Deon Taylor    Producer
Michael J. Pagan    Producer
Robert Smith    Executive Producer
Todd Slater    Executive Producer
Nesim Hason    Executive Producer
Roxanne Avent    Executive Producer
Chad Cole    Co-Producer
Ron Gell    Co-Producer
Steak House    Co-Producer
Steve Cubine    Co-Executive Producer
Deon Taylor    Director
Deon Taylor    Screenwriter
Michael J. Pagan    Screenwriter

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.