The Tale of Despereaux

2008 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Animal, Book Adaptation, CGI Animation, Children's Book Adaptation, Rodent

Synopsis

An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.

Scores

Overall Score
77.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Review Aggregate
53.0

Critic Consensus

65.3% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfamily-friendlyvisually strikinglighthearteddarkstylizedsuspensefulmacabregritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew Broderick2008$3,626,000$5,284,000(est)
Robbie Coltrane2008$2,232,000$3,252,000(est)
Dustin Hoffman2008$1,681,000$2,449,000(est)
Richard Jenkins2008$1,374,000$2,002,000(est)
Kevin Kline2008$1,175,000$1,713,000(est)
Frank Langella2008$1,035,000$1,507,000(est)
William H. Macy2008$929,000$1,353,000(est)
James Nesbitt2008$846,000$1,232,000(est)
Tracey Ullman2008$779,000$1,135,000(est)
Sigourney Weaver2008$724,000$1,054,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count110
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes41,039

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$50,877,145$74,129,867
International2008$36,080,135$52,570,081
Worldwide2008$86,957,280$126,699,948

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 Revenue2008$39,870,626$58,092,966
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,684,000$2,453,650
Digital Purchases ?2008$600,000$874,222
Physical Rentals ?2008$13,957,000$20,335,861
Physical Purchases ?2008$28,919,000$42,136,044
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$12,719,286$18,532,467
Total Revenues2008$97,749,913$142,425,210
Expenses
Budget ?2008$60,000,000$87,422,202
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$29,995,000 (est)$43,703,816 (est)
Participations2008$1,955,000$2,848,507
Residuals ?2008$3,864,000$5,629,990
Interest & Overhead2008$9,000,000$13,113,330
Total Expenses2008$104,814,000$152,717,844
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-7,064,087$-10,292,634

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