Synopsis
Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
Scores
Overall Score
89.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.8%
Review Aggregate
63.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, family-friendly, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
coming of agefamily-friendlyfunnydarkvisually strikingsurreal
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Hoag | 1990 | $1,671,000 | $4,011,000 | (est) |
| Elias Koteas | 1990 | $1,029,000 | $2,469,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score46.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes110,197
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1990 | $135,265,920 | $324,658,921 |
| International | 1990 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1990 | $135,271,090 | $324,671,330 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1990 | $67,632,960 | $162,329,461 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1990 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1990 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1990 | $58,652,000 | $140,773,781 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1990 | $31,796,000 | $76,315,269 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1990 | $37,874,458 | $90,904,498 |
| Total Revenues | 1990 | $195,955,418 | $470,323,009 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1990 | $13,500,000 | $32,402,067 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1990 | $16,314,000 (est) | $39,156,098 (est) |
| Participations | 1990 | $29,393,000 | $70,547,701 |
| Residuals ? | 1990 | $8,502,000 | $20,406,102 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1990 | $2,700,000 | $6,480,413 |
| Total Expenses | 1990 | $70,409,000 | $168,992,382 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1990 | $125,546,418 | $301,330,627 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2014 | Shared franchise (1) | 84.8 | $48,175,705 |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | 1991 | Shared franchise (1) | 83.9 | $84,298,316 |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | 1993 | Shared franchise (1) | 70.7 | $62,582,206 |
 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | 2016 | Shared franchise (1) | 82.6 | $-52,429,404 |
 | Big Hero 6 | 2014 | Shared genres: 10 | 95.8 | $26,805,700 |