Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Allan Quatermain once again teams up with Jesse Huston where the discovery of a mysterious old gold piece sends Quatermain looking for his long-lost brother, missing in the wilds of Africa after seeking a lost white race.

Scores

Overall Score

45.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

55.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

39.2%

Review Aggregate

32.0

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, action-packed, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Richard Chamberlain	1987	$935,000	$2,581,000	(est)
Sharon Stone	1987	$575,000	$1,589,000	(est)
James Earl Jones	1987	$433,000	$1,196,000	(est)
Henry Silva	1987	$354,000	$978,000	(est)
Robert Donner	1987	$303,000	$836,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count4

Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating4.6

IMDb votes11,226

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1987	$3,751,699	$10,360,105
International	1987	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1987	$3,751,699	$10,360,105

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1987	$1,875,850	$5,180,053
Digital Rentals ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1987	$10,259,000	$28,329,651
Physical Purchases ?	1987	$4,785,000	$13,213,508
TV & Streaming Revenue	1987	$900,408	$2,486,425
Total Revenues	1987	$17,820,257	$49,209,636
Expenses
Budget ?	1987	$13,000,000	$35,898,768
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1987	$2,101,000 (est)	$5,801,793 (est)
Participations	1987	$356,000	$983,074
Residuals ?	1987	$1,147,000	$3,167,376
Interest & Overhead	1987	$2,600,000	$7,179,754
Total Expenses	1987	$19,204,000	$53,030,764
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1987	$-1,383,743	$-3,821,128

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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold