Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Asia, Comic Book Adaptation, Japan, Superhero, Supernatural, Time Travel

Synopsis

When journalist April O'Neil discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the Turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan to rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga.

Scores

Overall Score
70.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.0%
Review Aggregate
31.1

Critic Consensus

19.2% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, family-friendly, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agefamily-friendlythin plotfunnyaction-packedstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes37,908

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$42,273,609$91,773,226
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$42,273,609$91,773,226

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 Revenue1993$21,136,804$45,886,613
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$45,796,000$99,420,105
Physical Purchases ?1993$36,799,000$79,888,210
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$10,568,402$22,943,306
Total Revenues1993$114,300,207$248,138,234
Expenses
Budget ?1993$21,000,000$45,589,619
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$10,764,000 (est)$23,367,936 (est)
Participations1993$9,144,000$19,851,023
Residuals ?1993$6,610,000$14,349,875
Interest & Overhead1993$4,200,000$9,117,924
Total Expenses1993$51,718,000$112,276,378
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$62,582,207$135,861,856

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