Strange Magic

2015 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, CGI Animation, Supernatural

Synopsis

Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.

Scores

Overall Score
61.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.4%
Review Aggregate
41.0

Critic Consensus

18.6% Fresh • 59 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlythin plotvisually strikingromanticfunnymacabreemotionaluneven tonelightheartedcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan Cumming2015$8,435,000$11,164,000(est)
Evan Rachel Wood2015$5,192,000$6,872,000(est)
Elijah Kelley2015$3,909,000$5,174,000(est)
Meredith Anne Bull2015$3,196,000$4,230,000(est)
Kristin Chenoweth2015$2,734,000$3,619,000(est)
Maya Rudolph2015$2,406,000$3,185,000(est)
Sam Palladio2015$2,160,000$2,859,000(est)
Alfred Molina2015$1,967,000$2,604,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes13,179

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$12,429,583$16,452,152
International2015$1,173,870$1,553,768
Worldwide2015$13,603,453$18,005,920

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 Revenue2015$6,684,340$8,847,583
Digital Rentals ?2015$3,317,000$4,390,476
Digital Purchases ?2015$3,478,000$4,603,580
Physical Rentals ?2015$3,762,000$4,979,491
Physical Purchases ?2015$10,082,000$13,344,824
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$2,983,100$3,948,516
Total Revenues2015$30,306,439$40,114,471
Expenses
Budget ?2015$100,000,000$132,362,864
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$12,878,000 (est)$17,045,690 (est)
Participations2015$606,000$802,119
Residuals ?2015$1,368,000$1,810,724
Interest & Overhead2015$15,000,000$19,854,430
Total Expenses2015$129,852,000$171,875,826
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-99,545,561$-131,761,355

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