Synopsis
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Scores
Overall Score
59.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.8%
Review Aggregate
72.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 31 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
thin plotromanticsuspensefulpoliticaldarkfamily-friendlyvisually strikingmacabre
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter MacNicol | 1981 | $1,012,000 | $3,493,000 | (est) |
| Caitlin Clarke | 1981 | $623,000 | $2,150,000 | (est) |
| Ralph Richardson | 1981 | $469,000 | $1,619,000 | (est) |
| John Hallam | 1981 | $384,000 | $1,324,000 | (est) |
| Peter Eyre | 1981 | $328,000 | $1,132,000 | (est) |
| Sydney Bromley | 1981 | $289,000 | $997,000 | (est) |
| Chloe Salaman | 1981 | $259,000 | $895,000 | (est) |
| Ian McDiarmid | 1981 | $236,000 | $815,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes21,211
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1981 | $14,110,013 | $48,694,291 |
| International | 1981 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1981 | $14,110,172 | $48,694,840 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1981 | $7,055,006 | $24,347,146 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1981 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1981 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1981 | $3,188,000 | $11,001,932 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1981 | $2,710,000 | $9,352,332 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1981 | $3,527,503 | $12,173,573 |
| Total Revenues | 1981 | $16,480,510 | $56,874,982 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1981 | $18,000,000 | $62,118,812 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1981 | $4,371,000 (est) | $15,084,518 (est) |
| Participations | 1981 | $330,000 | $1,138,845 |
| Residuals ? | 1981 | $597,000 | $2,060,274 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1981 | $3,600,000 | $12,423,762 |
| Total Expenses | 1981 | $26,898,000 | $92,826,211 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1981 | $-10,417,490 | $-35,951,229 |
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 | Willow | 1988 | Shared genres: 8 | 88.3 | $38,294,494 |
 | DragonHeart | 1996 | Shared genres: 8 | 84.7 | $29,388,532 |
 | Eragon | 2006 | Shared genres: 8 | 82.1 | $11,331,756 |
 | Dungeons & Dragons | 2000 | Shared genres: 8 | 61.3 | $-6,758,253 |
 | How to Train Your Dragon | 2010 | Shared genres: 7 | 97.3 | $3,305,375 |