Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Explorer, Underwater

Synopsis

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Scores

Overall Score
84.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.0%
Review Aggregate
55.7

Critic Consensus

48.2% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 141 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingfamily-friendlystylizedemotionalgrittyfunnysuspensefulmacabreaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael J. Fox2001$8,001,000$14,172,000(est)
James Garner2001$4,925,000$8,724,000(est)
Cree Summer2001$3,708,000$6,568,000(est)
Don Novello2001$3,032,000$5,370,000(est)
Phil Morris2001$2,593,000$4,594,000(est)
Claudia Christian2001$2,283,000$4,043,000(est)
Jacqueline Obradors2001$2,049,000$3,630,000(est)
Florence Stanley2001$1,866,000$3,306,000(est)
David Ogden Stiers2001$1,719,000$3,044,000(est)
John Mahoney2001$1,596,000$2,828,000(est)
Jim Varney2001$1,493,000$2,645,000(est)
Corey Burton2001$1,405,000$2,489,000(est)
Leonard Nimoy2001$1,329,000$2,353,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score48.0
RT critic review count144
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes143,772

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$84,056,470$148,890,535
International2001$101,997,256$180,669,328
Worldwide2001$186,053,730$329,559,870

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).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2001$82,827,137$146,712,999
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$31,325,000$55,486,460
Physical Purchases ?2001$46,803,000$82,902,883
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$21,014,118$37,222,634
Total Revenues2001$181,969,255$322,324,976
Expenses
Budget ?2001$120,000,000$212,557,869
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$38,098,000 (est)$67,483,581 (est)
Participations2001$7,279,000$12,893,406
Residuals ?2001$6,781,000$12,011,291
Interest & Overhead2001$14,400,000$25,506,944
Total Expenses2001$186,558,000$330,453,091
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$-4,588,745$-8,128,116

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