Ice Age

2002 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, CGI Animation, Cold/Icy Setting

Synopsis

Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

Scores

Overall Score
93.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.3%
Review Aggregate
77.8

Critic Consensus

76.4% Fresh • 157 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyfunnylightheartedvisually strikingemotionalgrittychristmashistoricalrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ray Romano2002$5,761,000$10,045,000(est)
John Leguizamo2002$3,546,000$6,184,000(est)
Denis Leary2002$2,670,000$4,656,000(est)
Jack Black2002$2,183,000$3,807,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes550,448

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$176,387,405$307,574,925
International2002$206,869,731$360,728,375
Worldwide2002$383,257,136$668,303,299

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 Revenue2002$170,941,595$298,078,812
Digital Rentals ?2002$23,000$40,106
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$25,791,000$44,972,967
Physical Purchases ?2002$48,090,000$83,856,770
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$49,388,473$86,120,979
Total Revenues2002$294,234,068$513,069,634
Expenses
Budget ?2002$59,000,000$102,881,045
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$54,118,000 (est)$94,368,074 (est)
Participations2002$44,135,000$76,960,253
Residuals ?2002$7,830,000$13,653,535
Interest & Overhead2002$8,850,000$15,432,157
Total Expenses2002$173,933,000$303,295,064
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$120,301,068$209,774,570

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