The Indian in the Cupboard

1995 | Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Adventure, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation, Toy Come to Life, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

Omri, a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, receives an odd variety of presents for his birthday: a wooden cupboard from his older brother, a set of antique keys from his mother, and a plastic Indian from his best friend, Patrick.

Scores

Overall Score
71.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Review Aggregate
57.4

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenstylizedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hal Scardino1995$3,521,000$7,247,000(est)
Litefoot1995$2,167,000$4,461,000(est)
Lindsay Crouse1995$1,632,000$3,359,000(est)
Richard Jenkins1995$1,334,000$2,746,000(est)
Rishi Bhat1995$1,141,000$2,349,000(est)
David Keith1995$1,004,000$2,068,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes32,468

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$35,656,132$73,394,544
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$35,656,132$73,394,544

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 Revenue1995$17,828,066$36,697,272
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$37,049,000$76,261,622
Physical Purchases ?1995$38,170,000$78,569,087
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$8,914,033$18,348,636
Total Revenues1995$101,961,099$209,876,617
Expenses
Budget ?1995$45,000,000$92,627,952
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$16,704,000 (est)$34,383,496 (est)
Participations1995$8,157,000$16,790,360
Residuals ?1995$5,985,000$12,319,518
Interest & Overhead1995$7,650,000$15,746,752
Total Expenses1995$83,496,000$171,868,077
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$18,465,099$38,008,540

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