Mia and the White Lion

2019 | Adventure, Drama, Family

Synopsis

Mia moves to South Africa with her family to manage a lion farm and develops a special bond with Charlie, a white lion cub; however, things change when she uncovers her father's secret.

Scores

Overall Score
70.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.7%
Review Aggregate
69.7

Critic Consensus

88.2% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalfunnyvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniah De Villiers2019$670,000$821,000(est)
Melanie Laurent2019$412,000$506,000(est)
Langley Kirkwood2019$310,000$381,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes6,880

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$399,471$490,082
International2019$35,087,720$43,046,604
Worldwide2019$35,487,192$43,536,688

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 Revenue2019$14,234,824$17,463,683
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,488,000$3,052,349
Digital Purchases ?2019$2,971,000$3,644,907
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,126,000$1,381,409
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,239,000$3,973,697
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$179,762$220,537
Total Revenues2019$24,238,585$29,736,580
Expenses
Budget ?2019$8,700,000$10,673,405
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$5,867,000 (est)$7,197,801 (est)
Participations2019$970,000$1,190,023
Residuals ?2019$485,000$595,012
Interest & Overhead2019$1,740,000$2,134,681
Total Expenses2019$17,762,000$21,790,923
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$6,476,585$7,945,658

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