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#7,354 All-time worldwide
#113 1994 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.4M
Budget $28.0M
Gross minus budget -$16.6M
ROI 0.41x

Domestic gross

$4.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Thumbelina ranks

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Quick answer

How did Thumbelina (1994) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Thumbelina (1994) earned a reported $11.4M worldwide against a reported $28.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$16.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.41x. In this database it currently ranks #7,354 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #113 among 1994 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,373,501
Budget
$28,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$16,626,499
ROI
0.41x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away when she's kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Mar 30, 1994
Production
Don Bluth Entertainment, Don Bluth Ireland
Countries
US, IE

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1994, Thumbelina is positioned in this dataset as a Animation, Fantasy, Romance title from Don Bluth Entertainment. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.4M, reported production budget is $28.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$16.6M, ROI is 0.41x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,354 all-time in the current chart set and #113 among 1994 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.