Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A prequel of sorts to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid which chronicles the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie.

Scores

Overall Score

22.7

Popularity Percentile (Year)

17.1%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

17.1%

Review Aggregate

45.3

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, stylized, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
William Katt	1979	$891,000	$3,851,000	(est)
Tom Berenger	1979	$549,000	$2,371,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0

RT critic review count6

Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating5.7

IMDb votes1,815

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1979	$5,136,913	$22,196,276
International	1979	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1979	$5,136,913	$22,196,276

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1979	$2,568,456	$11,098,138
Digital Rentals ?	1979	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1979	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1979	$258,000	$1,114,802
Physical Purchases ?	1979	$303,000	$1,309,244
TV & Streaming Revenue	1979	$1,232,859	$5,327,106
Total Revenues	1979	$4,362,316	$18,849,289
Expenses
Budget ?	1979	$9,000,000	$38,888,430
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1979	$2,079,000 (est)	$8,983,227 (est)
Participations	1979	$87,000	$375,921
Residuals ?	1979	$96,000	$414,810
Interest & Overhead	1979	$1,800,000	$7,777,686
Total Expenses	1979	$13,062,000	$56,440,074
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1979	$-8,699,684	$-37,590,785

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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days