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The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

Jul 24, 1985
80 min
AnimationActionAdventureFamilyFantasy
6.4/ 10
1,390 votes

Overview

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

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TMDB
6.4/10
1,390 votes
IMDB
6.3/10
43,728 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
59/100
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$25,000,000Production cost
Box Office$21,300,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$3,700,000Loss
ROI
-14.8%Return on investment
US Box Office$21,288,692Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$21,300,000

Production Companies

Silver Screen Partners IIWalt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Productions

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