The Black Stallion Returns

1983 | Adventure, Family, Animal, Horse

Synopsis

A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.

Scores

Overall Score
43.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.4%
Review Aggregate
48.0

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

historicalthin plotfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kelly Reno1983$152,000$480,000(est)
Teri Garr1983$94,000$296,000(est)
Allen Garfield1983$71,000$223,000(est)
Vincent Spano1983$58,000$182,000(est)
Woody Strode1983$49,000$156,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes2,519

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$12,049,108$37,949,852
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$12,049,108$37,949,852

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 Revenue1983$6,024,554$18,974,926
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$5,829,000$18,359,009
Physical Purchases ?1983$4,029,000$12,689,732
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$2,891,786$9,107,964
Total Revenues1983$18,774,340$59,131,632
Expenses
Budget ?1983$8,062,000 (est)$25,392,063 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$3,104,000 (est)$9,776,354 (est)
Participations1983$751,000$2,365,348
Residuals ?1983$859,000$2,705,505
Interest & Overhead1983$1,612,400$5,078,413
Total Expenses1983$14,388,400$45,317,682
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$4,385,940$13,813,950

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