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The Cell Collection
Movie Saga2000 – 2009

The Cell Collection

2 Films
4.9 Avg Rating
$104.2M Saga Box Office
3.16x Commercial Multiplier

The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. A sequel, The Cell 2, was released direct to DVD on June 16, 2009. The story centers on The Cusp, a serial killer who murders his victims, and then brings them back to life, over and over again until they beg to die. Maya (Tessie Santiago) is a psychic investigator and surviving victim of The Cusp, whose abilities developed after spending a year in a coma. Maya must use her powers to travel into the mind of the killer unprotected, in order to save his latest victim.

Franchise Box Office Economics

Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 2 installments.

Global Blockbuster Saga (3.16x ROI)

Total Worldwide Gross

$104.2M

Cumulative box office receipts

Total Production Budget

$33M

Combined studio investments

Average Gross / Film

$52.1M

Average theatrical return

Commercial Multiple

3.16x

Worldwide Gross vs Budget

Films in Saga(2)

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The Cell
#1The Cell(2000)
6.3(1803)1h 47m

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

The Cell 2
#2The Cell 2(2009)
3.5(93)1h 34m

The Cusp is a serial killer who kills his victims and then brings them back to life; over and over again; until they beg to die! Maya is a psychic investigator who gained her powers after a 1 year coma after she was the Cusp's first victim! Now the Cusp Killer is back and Maya has little time to do what she has never done before: go into the mind of a killer unprotected and save his latest victim.