March of the Penguins

2005 | Documentary, Family, Animal, Cold/Icy Setting, Nature Theme, Penguin

Synopsis

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.

Scores

Overall Score
83.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.0%
Review Aggregate
84.7

Critic Consensus

93.8% Fresh • 177 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 177 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, romantic, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyromanticvisually strikingemotionallightheartedupliftingtragicgrittysuspensefulstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count181
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes61,476

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$77,437,223$124,383,292
International2005$49,955,470$80,240,814
Worldwide2005$127,392,693$204,624,105

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 Revenue2005$58,700,800$94,287,971
Digital Rentals ?2005$334,000$536,486
Digital Purchases ?2005$52,000$83,525
Physical Rentals ?2005$18,632,000$29,927,590
Physical Purchases ?2005$44,730,000$71,847,419
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$19,359,306$31,095,823
Total Revenues2005$141,808,105$227,778,815
Expenses
Budget ?2005$8,000,000$12,849,974
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$8,000,000 (est)$12,849,974 (est)
Participations2005$21,271,000$34,166,476
Residuals ?2005$5,626,000$9,036,744
Interest & Overhead2005$1,600,000$2,569,995
Total Expenses2005$44,497,000$71,473,164
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$97,311,105$156,305,651

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