The Hero of Color City

2014 | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, CGI Animation

Synopsis

A diverse band of crayons strive to protect not only their magical multihued homeland but the imagination of children everywhere from a terrifying monster.

Scores

Overall Score
23.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.7%
Review Aggregate
37.5

Critic Consensus

30.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 30% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalvisually strikingfamily-friendlylightheartedupliftingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christina Ricci2014$0$0(est)
Sean Astin2014$0$0(est)
Owen Wilson2014$0$0(est)
E.G. Daily2014$0$0(est)
Jessica Capshaw2014$0$0(est)
Rosie Perez2014$0$0(est)
Tara Strong2014$0$0(est)
Craig Ferguson2014$0$0(est)
Wayne Brady2014$0$0(est)
Jess Harnell2014$0$0(est)
David Kaye2014$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating3.9
IMDb votes808

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$32,188$42,659
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$32,188$42,659

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 Revenue2014$16,094$21,329
Digital Rentals ?2014$962,000$1,274,945
Digital Purchases ?2014$762,000$1,009,883
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,097,000$1,453,861
Physical Purchases ?2014$2,957,000$3,918,931
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$5,869,094$7,778,347
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$235,000$311,447
Residuals ?2014$352,000$466,508
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$967,000$1,281,571
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$4,902,094$6,496,776

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