The Deer King

2022 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy

Synopsis

The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.

Scores

Overall Score
46.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Review Aggregate
68.3

Critic Consensus

58.5% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, pacing issues. Common reservations focus on pacing issues, thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingpacing issuesemotionalupliftingtragicstylizedgrittythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes1,251

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$295,370$316,562
International2022$806,678$864,554
Worldwide2022$1,102,048$1,181,115

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 Revenue2022$470,356$504,102
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,555,000$2,738,311
Digital Purchases ?2022$3,855,000$4,131,580
Physical Rentals ?2022$694,000$743,792
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,135,000$2,288,177
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$132,916$142,453
Total Revenues2022$9,842,273$10,548,415
Expenses
Budget ?2022$1,212,000 (est)$1,298,956 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$882,000 (est)$945,280 (est)
Participations2022$394,000$422,268
Residuals ?2022$385,000$412,622
Interest & Overhead2022$242,400$259,791
Total Expenses2022$3,115,400$3,338,917
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$6,726,873$7,209,498

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