Return to the Blue Lagoon

1991 | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Summer

Synopsis

During the Victorian period, two adoptive siblings are marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific and enjoy a simple life together before they become suntanned teenagers in love.

Scores

Overall Score
49.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.9%
Review Aggregate
27.4

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyvisually strikingchristmasstylizedfunnythought-provokingcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Milla Jovovich1991$1,362,000$3,136,000(est)
Brian Krause1991$838,000$1,931,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score0.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes22,783

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$2,807,854$6,467,135
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$2,807,854$6,467,135

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 Revenue1991$1,403,927$3,233,568
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$15,744,000$36,262,062
Physical Purchases ?1991$9,601,000$22,113,316
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$1,123,142$2,586,854
Total Revenues1991$27,872,069$64,195,800
Expenses
Budget ?1991$11,000,000$25,335,536
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$1,869,000 (est)$4,304,738 (est)
Participations1991$1,115,000$2,568,102
Residuals ?1991$1,920,000$4,422,203
Interest & Overhead1991$2,200,000$5,067,107
Total Expenses1991$18,104,000$41,697,686
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$9,768,069$22,498,114

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