The Last Unicorn

1982 | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis

A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.

Scores

Overall Score
59.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Review Aggregate
78.3

Critic Consensus

83.3% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, visually striking, surreal. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyvisually strikingsurrealstylizedscarycharacter-drivenlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan Arkin1982$161,000$524,000(est)
Jeff Bridges1982$99,000$323,000(est)
Mia Farrow1982$75,000$243,000(est)
Tammy Grimes1982$61,000$199,000(est)
Robert Klein1982$52,000$170,000(est)
Angela Lansbury1982$46,000$149,000(est)
Christopher Lee1982$41,000$134,000(est)
Keenan Wynn1982$38,000$122,000(est)
Paul Frees1982$35,000$113,000(est)
René Auberjonois1982$32,000$105,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes31,969

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$6,455,330$20,984,840
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$6,457,117$20,990,649

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 Revenue1982$3,227,665$10,492,420
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$2,038,000$6,625,084
Physical Purchases ?1982$1,612,000$5,240,253
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$1,549,279$5,036,362
Total Revenues1982$8,426,944$27,394,118
Expenses
Budget ?1982$4,000,000$13,003,109
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$2,450,000 (est)$7,964,404 (est)
Participations1982$169,000$549,381
Residuals ?1982$335,000$1,089,010
Interest & Overhead1982$800,000$2,600,622
Total Expenses1982$7,754,000$25,206,526
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$672,944$2,187,592

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