My Little Pony: The Movie

1986 | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Adaptation, Based on a Toy, Supernatural, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

Ponyland comes under attack from the Smooze, a massive purple ooze created by an evil witch who plans to destroy the ponies' annual spring festival.

Scores

Overall Score
46.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.4%
Review Aggregate
67.0

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, stylized, family-friendly. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

lightheartedstylizedfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Danny DeVito1986$316,000$905,000(est)
Madeline Kahn1986$195,000$557,000(est)
Cloris Leachman1986$147,000$420,000(est)
Rhea Perlman1986$120,000$343,000(est)
Tony Randall1986$103,000$293,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes3,028

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$5,958,456$17,054,450
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$5,958,456$17,054,450

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 Revenue1986$2,979,228$8,527,225
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$10,385,000$29,724,221
Physical Purchases ?1986$4,459,000$12,762,667
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$1,430,029$4,093,068
Total Revenues1986$19,253,257$55,107,182
Expenses
Budget ?1986$5,500,000$15,742,245
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$2,799,000 (est)$8,011,372 (est)
Participations1986$770,000$2,203,914
Residuals ?1986$1,158,000$3,314,458
Interest & Overhead1986$1,100,000$3,148,449
Total Expenses1986$11,327,000$32,420,438
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$7,926,257$22,686,743

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