Maleficent

2014 | Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, 3D, IMAX, Supernatural

Synopsis

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Scores

Overall Score
90.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.5%
Review Aggregate
63.4

Critic Consensus

54.4% Fresh • 272 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 54% of 272 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingdarkfamily-friendlyemotionalscarygrittylightheartedfunnystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Angelina Jolie2014$15,000,000 source$19,879,594reported
Sharlto Copley2014$10,002,000$13,255,000(est)
Elle Fanning2014$7,530,000$9,980,000(est)
Sam Riley2014$6,157,000$8,160,000(est)
Imelda Staunton2014$5,266,000$6,980,000(est)
Juno Temple2014$4,635,000$6,143,000(est)
Lesley Manville2014$4,161,000$5,515,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count273
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes417,381

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$241,410,378$319,942,694
International2014$517,000,000$685,183,354
Worldwide2014$758,410,378$1,005,126,048

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 Revenue2014$327,505,189$434,044,689
Digital Rentals ?2014$5,172,000$6,854,484
Digital Purchases ?2014$4,097,000$5,429,780
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,896,000$7,814,006
Physical Purchases ?2014$15,892,000$21,061,768
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$67,594,906$89,583,954
Total Revenues2014$426,157,095$564,788,680
Expenses
Budget ?2014$180,000,000$238,555,133
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$128,463,000 (est)$170,252,823 (est)
Participations2014$34,093,000$45,183,668
Residuals ?2014$5,155,000$6,831,954
Interest & Overhead2014$21,600,000$28,626,616
Total Expenses2014$369,311,000$489,450,193
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$56,846,095$75,338,487

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