The Lego Movie

2014 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, 3D, Based on a Toy, CGI Animation

Synopsis

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Scores

Overall Score
95.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.8%
Review Aggregate
88.1

Critic Consensus

95.7% Fresh • 258 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 258 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotfamily-friendlyvisually strikingsatiricalemotionallightheartedstylizedaction-packedsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Pratt2014$3,818,000$5,060,000(est)
Will Ferrell2014$2,350,000$3,115,000(est)
Elizabeth Banks2014$1,770,000$2,345,000(est)
Will Arnett2014$1,447,000$1,917,000(est)
Nick Offerman2014$1,238,000$1,640,000(est)
Alison Brie2014$1,089,000$1,444,000(est)
Charlie Day2014$978,000$1,296,000(est)
Liam Neeson2014$891,000$1,180,000(est)
Morgan Freeman2014$820,000$1,087,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count258
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes406,796

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$257,760,692$341,611,868
International2014$210,300,000$278,711,914
Worldwide2014$468,060,692$620,323,781

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 Revenue2014$213,000,346$282,290,699
Digital Rentals ?2014$5,198,000$6,888,942
Digital Purchases ?2014$4,117,000$5,456,286
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,925,000$7,852,440
Physical Purchases ?2014$15,972,000$21,167,792
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$72,172,994$95,651,323
Total Revenues2014$316,385,340$419,307,482
Expenses
Budget ?2014$60,000,000$79,518,378
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2014$40,000,000$53,012,252
Participations2014$47,458,000$62,896,386
Residuals ?2014$5,384,000$7,135,449
Interest & Overhead2014$9,000,000$11,927,757
Total Expenses2014$161,842,000$214,490,221
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$154,543,340$204,817,261

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