The Kid Who Would Be King

2019 | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis

Alex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.

Scores

Overall Score
76.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.4%
Review Aggregate
70.8

Critic Consensus

89.6% Fresh • 193 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 193 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlylightheartedfunnyscarycoming of agecharacter-drivenpoliticalgrittystylizeduplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Louis Ashbourne Serkis2019$5,761,000$7,068,000(est)
Tom Taylor2019$3,546,000$4,351,000(est)
Rebecca Ferguson2019$2,670,000$3,276,000(est)
Patrick Stewart2019$2,183,000$2,678,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count193
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes19,931

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$16,790,790$20,599,417
International2019$15,350,180$18,832,035
Worldwide2019$32,140,970$39,431,452

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 Revenue2019$14,535,467$17,832,522
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,106,000$5,037,357
Digital Purchases ?2019$4,904,000$6,016,366
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,858,000$2,279,447
Physical Purchases ?2019$5,347,000$6,559,851
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$4,029,790$4,943,860
Total Revenues2019$34,780,257$42,669,404
Expenses
Budget ?2019$59,000,000$72,382,871
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2019$40,000,000$49,073,133
Participations2019$696,000$853,873
Residuals ?2019$985,000$1,208,426
Interest & Overhead2019$8,850,000$10,857,431
Total Expenses2019$109,531,000$134,375,732
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-74,750,743$-91,706,329

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