Maleficent
“Don't believe the fairy tale.”
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, Romance
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Maleficent performed
Budget
$180.0M
Worldwide Gross
$758.5M
Gross Profit
$578.5M
Return
4.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$85M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Maleficent
Angelina Jolie
Maleficent
Princess Aurora
Elle Fanning
Princess Aurora
Knotgrass
Imelda Staunton
Knotgrass
Stefan
Sharlto Copley
Stefan
Flittle
Lesley Manville
Flittle
Thistletwit
Juno Temple
Thistletwit
Diaval
Sam Riley
Diaval
Prince Phillip
Brenton Thwaites
Prince Phillip
King Henry
Kenneth Cranham
King Henry
Princess Leila's Handmaiden
Sarah Flind
Princess Leila's Handmaiden
Young Stefan
Michael Higgins
Young Stefan
Young Maleficent
Isobelle Molloy
Young Maleficent
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