The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.

Scores

Overall Score

32.9

Popularity Percentile (Year)

28.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

12.5%

Review Aggregate

78.0

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, scary, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
James Whitmore	1986	$240,000	$687,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0

RT critic review count5

Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.2

IMDb votes3,746

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1986	$849,915	$2,432,649
International	1986	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1986	$849,915	$2,432,649

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1986	$424,958	$1,216,325
Digital Rentals ?	1986	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1986	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1986	$1,906,000	$5,455,403
Physical Purchases ?	1986	$818,000	$2,341,301
TV & Streaming Revenue	1986	$339,966	$973,060
Total Revenues	1986	$3,488,924	$9,986,089
Expenses
Budget ?	1986	$1,500,000	$4,293,339
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1986	$680,000 (est)	$1,946,314 (est)
Participations	1986	$70,000	$200,356
Residuals ?	1986	$209,000	$598,205
Interest & Overhead	1986	$300,000	$858,668
Total Expenses	1986	$2,759,000	$7,896,882
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1986	$729,924	$2,089,206

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The Adventures of Mark Twain