Beauty and the Beast (1991)
96%RT Audience Score: 94%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
15 wins & 76 nominations total
Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney’s most elegant animated offerings.
If you’re looking for a movie that’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, Beauty and the Beast is the way to go. It’s got everything you could want in an animated flick – romance, magic, and some seriously catchy tunes. Disney really outdid themselves with this one – it’s like they took all the best parts of their other movies and mashed them together into one enchanting masterpiece. Trust me, you won’t be able to resist tapping your toes along to “Be Our Guest” or swooning over the love story between Belle and the Beast. It’s the kind of movie that’ll make you believe in fairy tales all over again.
Production Company(ies)
Mandeville Films, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
BV International Pictures [no], Buena Vista Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images
Year of Release
1991
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 24m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 1991 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2002
Genre(s)
Fantasy
Keyword(s)
starring Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, written by Linda Woolverton, fantasy, G rating, box office gross $219.0M, reviewed by Jonathan Romney, Duane Byrge, Michael Sragow, John Hartl, Dave Kehr, Andrew Pulver, Jack Fleischer, Mike Massie, Brian D Johnson, Rachel Wagner, Christopher James, Leigh Paatsch, Disney, animated, musical, enchanted, love story, Beast, Belle, Mrs Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Gaston, enchanted servants, castle, wicked enchantress, hideous, spell, love, isolation, village girl, headstrong, arrogant, young prince, castle’s servants, enchanted, elegant, romantic, musical numbers, Don Hahn, BV International Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, Surround sound mix
Worldwide gross: $1,273,576,220
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,536,233,579
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 46
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 167,528,198
US/Canada gross: $504,481,165
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $608,523,380
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 50
US/Canada opening weekend: $174,750,616
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $210,790,497
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 14
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $160,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $192,997,772
Production budget ranking: 127
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $103,929,300
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,239,306,507
ROI to date (est.): 417%
ROI ranking: 326
Robby Benson – Beast (Voice)
Richard White – Gaston (Voice)
Jerry Orbach – Lumiere (Voice)
David Ogden Stiers – Cogsworth, Narrator (Voice)
Angela Lansbury – Mrs. Potts (Voice)
Director(s)
Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Writer(s)
Linda Woolverton
Producer(s)
Don Hahn
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
15 wins & 76 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Score Winners, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (118) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (111) | Rotten (7)
If this is very much a film of good and bad bits, that is because of the way the armies of animators have been marshalled…the music, however, is the film’s most consistent feature.
February 6, 2020
Jonathan Romney
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
In these sterile, technological days when creations of architecture, movies and other splendors are inferior to the classics of past ages, this artisan-crafted masterpiece is perhaps the closest we’ll ever come to a Gothic cathedral.
November 29, 2018
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
It’s got storytelling vigor and clarity, bright, eclectic animation, and a frisky musical wit.
November 20, 2013
Michael Sragow
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
It’s exceptionally difficult to make an audience care for animated characters unless they’re mermaids or anthropomorphized animals or insects, yet the Disney animators, with a big assist from the vocal talents of a superb cast, have pulled it off.
November 20, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
John Hartl
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Beauty and the Beast is certainly adequate holiday entertainment for children and their more indulgent parents… But the film has little of the technical facility, vivid characterization and emotional impact of Disney past.
November 20, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
There’s no doubting the craftsmanlike elegance of the film, summoning up with relish the spirit of classic fairytale Disney of the 50s and 60s…
May 3, 2012 | Rating: 3/5
Andrew Pulver
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
This is pure Disney at its peak, regardless of innovations.
March 22, 2021
Jack Fleischer
Battleship Pretension
A creative masterwork that once again proves that animation isn’t just for kids.
September 10, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Beauty and the Beast, an instant classic of Disney animation, offers more excitement, magic and hilarity than any of its live-action competitors released so far.
October 11, 2019
Brian D. Johnson
Maclean’s Magazine
Every aspect is perfect.
May 8, 2019 | Rating: A+
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
The animation still pops. Each song lodges itself in your brain. The imagination jumps off the page. Most importantly, Belle and Beast’s love story inspires swoons and tears.
October 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/4
Christopher James
AwardsCircuit.com
The end result both saved and revitalised the studio’s animation division: a sublime combination of masterful storytelling and magnificent musical interludes (overseen by legendary screen composer Alan Menken).
September 20, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)…
Plot
Disney’s animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young Prince, imprisoned in the form of a Beast (Dan Stevens), can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle (Emma Watson), the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The voice cast of Beauty and the Beast includes Paige O’Hara as Belle, Robby Benson as the Beast, Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts, and Jerry Orbach as Lumiere.
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