Mars Needs Moms

2011 | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, 3D, CGI Animation, IMAX, Motion Capture

Synopsis

A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.

Scores

Overall Score
65.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.2%
Review Aggregate
41.1

Critic Consensus

30.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 30% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, visually striking, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyvisually strikingdarkrealistictragicmacabrefunnystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Seth Green2011$16,175,000$22,561,000(est)
Dan Fogler2011$9,957,000$13,888,000(est)
Elisabeth Harnois2011$7,496,000$10,456,000(est)
Mindy Sterling2011$6,129,000$8,549,000(est)
Joan Cusack2011$5,243,000$7,313,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count111
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes24,912

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$21,392,758$29,839,519
International2011$17,840,920$24,885,266
Worldwide2011$39,233,680$54,724,788

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 Revenue2011$17,832,747$24,873,866
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,905,000$5,446,858
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,255,000$1,750,527
Physical Rentals ?2011$7,145,000$9,966,147
Physical Purchases ?2011$17,036,000$23,762,530
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$5,134,262$7,161,485
Total Revenues2011$52,308,009$72,961,412
Expenses
Budget ?2011$150,000,000$209,226,313
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$21,635,000 (est)$30,177,409 (est)
Participations2011$1,046,000$1,459,005
Residuals ?2011$2,232,000$3,113,288
Interest & Overhead2011$18,000,000$25,107,158
Total Expenses2011$192,913,000$269,083,171
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-140,604,991$-196,121,759

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