The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.

Scores

Overall Score
35.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.8%
Review Aggregate
34.0

Critic Consensus

16.7% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenstylizedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daryl Hannah1986$1,294,000$3,704,000(est)
Pamela Reed1986$797,000$2,280,000(est)
James Remar1986$600,000$1,717,000(est)
Thomas G. Waites1986$490,000$1,403,000(est)
John Doolittle1986$419,000$1,200,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes7,299

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$1,953,732$5,592,023
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$1,953,732$5,592,023

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 Revenue1986$976,866$2,796,012
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$3,934,000$11,259,998
Physical Purchases ?1986$1,689,000$4,834,300
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$781,493$2,236,809
Total Revenues1986$7,381,359$21,127,119
Expenses
Budget ?1986$18,000,000$51,520,072
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$1,563,000 (est)$4,473,660 (est)
Participations1986$148,000$423,609
Residuals ?1986$445,000$1,273,691
Interest & Overhead1986$3,600,000$10,304,014
Total Expenses1986$23,756,000$67,995,047
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$-16,374,641$-46,867,928

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