Rise of the Guardians

2012 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, CGI Animation, Children's Book Adaptation, IMAX, Supernatural

Synopsis

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Scores

Overall Score
90.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Review Aggregate
76.0

Critic Consensus

74.8% Fresh • 159 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 75% of 159 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, christmas, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlychristmasvisually strikingthin plotlightheartedfunnydarkstylizedupliftingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Pine2012$14,181,000$19,376,000(est)
Alec Baldwin2012$8,730,000$11,927,000(est)
Hugh Jackman2012$6,573,000$8,980,000(est)
Isla Fisher2012$5,374,000$7,342,000(est)
Jude Law2012$4,597,000$6,280,000(est)
Dakota Goyo2012$4,046,000$5,528,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count159
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes204,219

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$103,412,758$141,291,734
International2012$203,528,912$278,079,354
Worldwide2012$306,941,670$419,371,088

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 Revenue2012$133,117,944$181,877,609
Digital Rentals ?2012$5,034,000$6,877,900
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,263,000$3,091,912
Physical Rentals ?2012$7,978,000$10,900,255
Physical Purchases ?2012$19,710,000$26,929,560
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$25,853,190$35,322,934
Total Revenues2012$193,956,133$265,000,170
Expenses
Budget ?2012$145,000,000$198,111,934
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2012$125,000,000$170,786,150
Participations2012$3,879,000$5,299,836
Residuals ?2012$3,555,000$4,857,158
Interest & Overhead2012$17,400,000$23,773,432
Total Expenses2012$294,834,000$402,828,510
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-100,877,867$-137,828,340

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