The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993 | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, 3D, Christmas Theme, Stop Motion

Synopsis

Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

Scores

Overall Score
93.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Review Aggregate
90.0

Critic Consensus

95.2% Fresh • 103 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 103 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, thin plot, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

christmasthin plotvisually strikingmacabredarkfamily-friendlylightheartedgrittyemotionalromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Danny Elfman1993$1,012,000$2,197,000(est)
Chris Sarandon1993$623,000$1,353,000(est)
Catherine O'Hara1993$469,000$1,018,000(est)
William Hickey1993$384,000$833,000(est)
Glenn Shadix1993$328,000$712,000(est)
Paul Reubens1993$289,000$627,000(est)
Ken Page1993$259,000$563,000(est)
Ed Ivory1993$236,000$513,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count107
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes399,163

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$50,003,044$108,553,326
International1993$30,826$66,921
Worldwide1993$50,037,452$108,628,024

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 Revenue1993$25,013,852$54,303,432
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$51,591,000$112,000,675
Physical Purchases ?1993$41,456,000$89,998,255
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$12,500,761$27,138,332
Total Revenues1993$130,561,613$283,440,693
Expenses
Budget ?1993$18,000,000$39,076,819
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$13,645,000 (est)$29,622,399 (est)
Participations1993$10,445,000$22,675,409
Residuals ?1993$7,477,000$16,232,076
Interest & Overhead1993$3,600,000$7,815,364
Total Expenses1993$53,167,000$115,422,067
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$77,394,613$168,018,626

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