T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

1998 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, IMAX

Synopsis

A youth who finds a dinosaur egg accidentally breaks it. Soon after, she begins to have surreal visions of dinosaurs, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Scores

Overall Score
44.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.0%
Review Aggregate
50.9

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 15 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 15 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, historical, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikinghistoricalstylizedfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Liz Stauber1998$1,395,000$2,684,000(est)
Peter Horton1998$859,000$1,653,000(est)
Kari Coleman1998$646,000$1,244,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes812

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$53,354,744$102,683,329
International1998$50,605,624$97,392,538
Worldwide1998$103,960,370$200,075,870

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 Revenue1998$46,919,622$90,298,679
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$19,760,000$38,028,907
Physical Purchases ?1998$27,642,000$53,198,129
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$13,338,686$25,670,832
Total Revenues1998$107,660,308$207,196,547
Expenses
Budget ?1998$14,500,000$27,905,827
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$18,125,000 (est)$34,882,284 (est)
Participations1998$8,613,000$16,576,061
Residuals ?1998$4,139,000$7,965,670
Interest & Overhead1998$2,900,000$5,581,165
Total Expenses1998$48,277,000$92,911,008
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$59,383,308$114,285,539

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