Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, 3D, Animal, CGI Animation, Dinosaur

Synopsis

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

Scores

Overall Score
89.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.5%
Review Aggregate
57.7

Critic Consensus

47.1% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlythin plotfunnyvisually strikinglightheartedupliftingaction-packedchristmasscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ray Romano2009$8,788,000$12,852,000(est)
John Leguizamo2009$5,410,000$7,911,000(est)
Denis Leary2009$4,073,000$5,956,000(est)
Queen Latifah2009$3,330,000$4,870,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score46.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes279,169

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$196,573,710$287,483,327
International2009$690,113,100$1,009,270,314
Worldwide2009$886,686,850$1,296,753,700

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 Revenue2009$374,332,095$547,449,789
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,969,000$5,804,547
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,273,000$1,861,725
Physical Rentals ?2009$16,209,000$23,705,191
Physical Purchases ?2009$34,636,000$50,654,141
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$55,040,639$80,495,332
Total Revenues2009$485,459,734$709,970,725
Expenses
Budget ?2009$90,000,000$131,622,379
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2009$100,000,000$146,247,088
Participations2009$72,819,000$106,495,667
Residuals ?2009$6,604,000$9,658,158
Interest & Overhead2009$13,500,000$19,743,357
Total Expenses2009$282,923,000$413,766,649
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$202,536,734$296,204,076

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