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1985 | DIRECTED BY TED BERMAN AND RICHARD RICH

The Black Cauldron

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The Black Cauldron
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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Runtime
 80 minutes (1 hr 20 mins)
Select Cast
Grant Bardsley
Susan Sheridan
Freddie Jones
Nigel Hawthorne
Arthur Malet
John Byner
Full cast and crew
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No of ratings:
2
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First viewed:
19th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
17th Apr 2025
Total views:
148
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
24th July 1985
40 years 3 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.1 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $11.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
637,670 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 11th Oct '85
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £333.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: 24th Jul '85
  • Debut weekend: 26th Jul '85
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $4.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
ted berman Ted Berman
richard rich Richard Rich
Starring
Grant BardsleyTaran
Susan SheridanEilonwy
Freddie JonesDallben
Nigel HawthorneFflewddur Fflam
Arthur MaletKing Eidilleg
John BynerGurgi / Doli
Lindsay RichFairfolk
Brandon CallFairfolk
Gregory LevinsonFairfolk
Eda Reiss MerinOrddu
Adele Malis-MoreyOrwen
Billie HayesOrgoch
Phil FondacaroCreeper / Henchman
Peter RenadayHenchman
James AlmanzarHenchman
Wayne AllwineHenchman
Steve HaleHenchman
Phil NibbelinkHenchman
Jack LaingHenchman
richard richJohn HurtThe Horned King
John HustonPrologue Narrator
Candy CandidoThe Horned King's Guards
Pat FraleyThe Gwythaints
Brian HarveyFairfolk
Clarence NashHen Wen
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
10
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£1,090,415
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Black Cauldron
11 Oct 1985
3N
£333,388
£333,388
18 Oct 1985
5▼
£213,355
£621,417
25 Oct 1985
5▲▼
£106,678
£776,100
1 Nov 1985
6▼
£103,339
£920,775
8 Nov 1985
8▼
£51,670
£995,697
15 Nov 1985
9▼
£34,447
£1,042,200
22 Nov 1985
10▼
£13,779
£1,063,214
29 Nov 1985
13▼
£9,186
£1,076,534
6 Dec 1985
15▼
£6,124
£1,084,495
13 Dec 1985
15▲▼
£4,083
£1,090,415

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$11,513,298
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
26 Jul 1985
4▼
$4,180,110
$4,180,110
2 Aug 1985
5▼
$3,072,085
$11,513,298

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,090,415
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The Black Cauldron
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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Animation
Animation
Family
Family
Fantasy
Fantasy
Horror
Horror
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News from around the web
'It took a big hit for the studio': How dark and daring gamble The Black Cauldron became a notorious Disney flop  BBC Fri, 8th August 2025

'The Black Cauldron' Turns 40: Inside the Forgotten Disney Film That Was Deemed 'Too Scary'  Remind Magazine Thu, 24th July 2025

October at MoMI: Dark Magic film series, special screenings of The Black Cauldron and Dreamchild, new “After Dark” Museum tours, and more  Museum of the Moving Image Tue, 30th September 2025

This forgotten movie almost sank Disney despite a huge budget  3DVF Wed, 25th June 2025

1985 Movie Reviews – The Black Cauldron, The Heavenly Kid, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and National Lampoon's European Vacation  The Nerdy Sat, 26th July 2025

I Have An Idea For A Disney Live Action Remake That Would Satisfy A Lot Of Gen X Kids  Cinemablend Fri, 30th May 2025

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