The Jungle Book

1984 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical

Synopsis

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

Scores

Overall Score
81.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Review Aggregate
80.9

Critic Consensus

88.6% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, gritty, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedgrittystylizedhistoricalvisually strikingscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Phil Harris1984$230,000$695,000(est)
Sebastian Cabot1984$142,000$428,000(est)
Louis Prima1984$107,000$322,000(est)
George Sanders1984$87,000$263,000(est)
Sterling Holloway1984$75,000$225,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes110

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$23,456,944$70,822,370
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$23,456,944$70,822,370

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$11,728,472$35,411,185
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$13,599,000$41,058,776
Physical Purchases ?1984$7,238,000$21,853,329
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$5,864,236$17,705,592
Total Revenues1984$38,429,708$116,028,882
Expenses
Budget ?1984$4,000,000$12,076,999
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$5,000,000 (est)$15,096,248 (est)
Participations1984$3,074,000$9,281,173
Residuals ?1984$1,814,000$5,476,919
Interest & Overhead1984$800,000$2,415,400
Total Expenses1984$14,688,000$44,346,739
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$23,741,708$71,682,144

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