The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 1h 45m movie Film India

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

“This house knows what makes you tick.”

Synopsis

“This house knows what makes you tick.”

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

Audience Engagement

2,009
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

2,009 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among India films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Fantasy + Family in India

20 India titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The House with a Clock in Its Walls itself).

The 2017–2019 India Window

The House with a Clock in Its Walls holds position #206 of 334 India films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Sonchiriya
    #1

    Sonchiriya

    ★ 8.3 · 2019
  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018
  3. Kumbalangi Nights
    #3

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  4. Kota Factory
    #4

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019
  5. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #5

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  6. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #6

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  7. 1917
    #7

    1917

    ★ 8.0 · 2019
  8. Mirzapur
    #8

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The House with a Clock in Its Walls premiered alongside 103 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$42.0M
Budget
$131.5M
Revenue
$89.5M
Net Profit
3.1×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $400K per minute on screen and earned $1.3M per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 103 other India films in 2018.

The 1523rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The House with a Clock in Its Walls, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • uncle · 5
  • clock · 1
  • pumpkin · 1
  • warlock · 1
  • secret passageway · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • orphan · 27
  • haunted house · 17
  • 1950s · 15
  • magician · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on novel or book · 288

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
2,009
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,155 of 1,983 India films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among India Fantasy productions specifically: #50 of 82 (top 61%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
All Production CountriesCanada, India, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesAmblin Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateSeptember 15, 2018
IMDbtt2119543
Official Sitehousewithaclock.com

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