Countdown (2019 film)

Countdown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustin Dec
Written byJustin Dec
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited byBrad Wilhite
Music by
  • Danny Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Production
companies
  • Boies / Schiller Film Group
  • Two Grown Men
  • Wrigley Pictures
Distributed bySTX Entertainment
Release date
  • October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5 million[1]
Box office$48 million[1][2]

Countdown is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed and written by Justin Dec, and starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Anne Winters, and Tom Segura. The plot follows a group of people who discover a mobile app that correctly tells its users when they are going to die.

Countdown was theatrically released in the United States on October 25, 2019, by STX Entertainment. It received negative reviews from critics,[3][4][5][6] but grossed $48 million worldwide against a $6.5 million budget, becoming a commercial success.[7][4][8]

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  2. ^ "Countdown (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Countdown Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 27, 2019). "'Joker' Has The Edge Over 'Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil' With $18.9M In Fierce Slow Pre-Halloween B.O. Battle". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Lee, Benjamin (October 24, 2019). "Countdown review – hapless haunted app horror should be uninstalled". The Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Harvey, Dennis (October 24, 2019). "Film Review: 'Countdown'". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (October 22, 2019). "Box Office: Villains Face Off Again as 'Joker' and 'Maleficent' Battle for First Place". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2019). "How 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Conked Out With $27M+ & Why 'The Irishman' Is Not A Missed Strategic Opportunity – Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2019.