The Secret of NIMH
“Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams.”
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction
Studio
United Artists
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Secret of NIMH performed
Budget
$7.0M
Worldwide Gross
$14.7M
Gross Profit
$7.7M
Return
2.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) 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
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Nicodemus (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus (voice)
Mr. Ages (voice)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages (voice)
Jeremy (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy (voice)
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Teresa (voice)
Shannen Doherty
Teresa (voice)
Martin (voice)
Wil Wheaton
Martin (voice)
Cynthia (voice)
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia (voice)
Timothy (voice)
Ina Fried
Timothy (voice)
Great Owl (voice)
John Carradine
Great Owl (voice)
Justin (voice)
Peter Strauss
Justin (voice)
Jenner (voice)
Paul Shenar
Jenner (voice)
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