The Ice Pirates

1984 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.

Scores

Overall Score
52.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.7%
Review Aggregate
38.3

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize satirical, funny, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

satiricalfunnythin plotromanticaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Urich1984$693,000$2,091,000(est)
Mary Crosby1984$426,000$1,287,000(est)
Michael D. Roberts1984$321,000$969,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes12,492

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$14,255,801$43,041,816
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$14,255,801$43,041,816

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 Revenue1984$7,127,900$21,520,908
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$8,905,000$26,886,414
Physical Purchases ?1984$4,740,000$14,311,241
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$3,563,950$10,760,454
Total Revenues1984$24,336,851$73,479,018
Expenses
Budget ?1984$9,000,000$27,173,243
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$4,489,000 (est)$13,553,410 (est)
Participations1984$973,000$2,937,729
Residuals ?1984$1,172,000$3,538,560
Interest & Overhead1984$1,800,000$5,434,649
Total Expenses1984$17,434,000$52,637,591
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$6,902,851$20,841,427

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