Synopsis
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Scores
Overall Score
79.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.7%
Review Aggregate
52.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 34% of 109 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotvisually strikingstylizedgrittymacabredarkfunnyscarysuspensefulpolitical
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Annis | 1984 | $1,683,000 | $5,081,000 | (est) |
| Leonardo Cimino | 1984 | $1,036,000 | $3,128,000 | (est) |
| Brad Dourif | 1984 | $780,000 | $2,355,000 | (est) |
| José Ferrer | 1984 | $638,000 | $1,925,000 | (est) |
| Linda Hunt | 1984 | $545,000 | $1,647,000 | (est) |
| Freddie Jones | 1984 | $480,000 | $1,450,000 | (est) |
| Richard Jordan | 1984 | $431,000 | $1,301,000 | (est) |
| Kyle MacLachlan | 1984 | $393,000 | $1,185,000 | (est) |
| Virginia Madsen | 1984 | $361,000 | $1,091,000 | (est) |
| Silvana Mangano | 1984 | $336,000 | $1,014,000 | (est) |
| Everett McGill | 1984 | $314,000 | $948,000 | (est) |
| Kenneth McMillan | 1984 | $296,000 | $892,000 | (est) |
| Jack Nance | 1984 | $279,000 | $844,000 | (est) |
| Siân Phillips | 1984 | $265,000 | $801,000 | (est) |
| Jürgen Prochnow | 1984 | $253,000 | $763,000 | (est) |
| Paul Smith | 1984 | $242,000 | $730,000 | (est) |
| Patrick Stewart | 1984 | $232,000 | $699,000 | (est) |
| Sting | 1984 | $223,000 | $672,000 | (est) |
| Dean Stockwell | 1984 | $214,000 | $647,000 | (est) |
| Max von Sydow | 1984 | $207,000 | $624,000 | (est) |
| Alicia Roanne Witt | 1984 | $200,000 | $603,000 | (est) |
| Sean Young | 1984 | $193,000 | $584,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score36.0
RT critic review count115
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes189,991
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1984 | $31,439,560 | $94,923,871 |
| International | 1984 | $1,175 | $3,548 |
| Worldwide | 1984 | $31,443,744 | $94,936,504 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1984 | $15,720,250 | $47,463,355 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1984 | $16,497,000 | $49,808,557 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1984 | $8,781,000 | $26,512,029 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1984 | $7,859,890 | $23,730,968 |
| Total Revenues | 1984 | $48,858,140 | $147,514,908 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1984 | $40,000,000 | $120,769,974 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1984 | $7,543,000 (est) | $22,774,198 (est) |
| Participations | 1984 | $977,000 | $2,949,807 |
| Residuals ? | 1984 | $2,239,000 | $6,760,099 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1984 | $6,800,000 | $20,530,896 |
| Total Expenses | 1984 | $57,559,000 | $173,784,974 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1984 | $-8,700,860 | $-26,270,066 |
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