Stuart Little

1999 | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Animal, Anthropomorphic Animal, Anthropomorphic Character, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation, Rodent

Synopsis

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.

Scores

Overall Score
87.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.7%
Review Aggregate
55.8

Critic Consensus

69.7% Fresh • 89 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 89 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotlightheartedvisually strikingchristmasgrittycharacter-drivenstylizeduplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Geena Davis1999$19,192,000$36,137,000(est)
Hugh Laurie1999$11,814,000$22,245,000(est)
Jonathan Lipnicki1999$8,895,000$16,748,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score66.0
RT critic review count95
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes157,042

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$140,035,367$263,680,040
International1999$160,100,000$301,460,804
Worldwide1999$300,135,367$565,140,844

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 Revenue1999$134,057,684$252,424,342
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$30,377,000$57,198,469
Physical Purchases ?1999$39,262,000$73,928,508
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$39,209,903$73,830,411
Total Revenues1999$242,906,586$457,381,729
Expenses
Budget ?1999$133,000,000$250,432,773
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$47,946,000 (est)$90,280,073 (est)
Participations1999$19,433,000$36,591,429
Residuals ?1999$7,026,000$13,229,629
Interest & Overhead1999$15,960,000$30,051,933
Total Expenses1999$223,365,000$420,585,837
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$19,541,586$36,795,892

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