Cabeza de Vaca

1992 | Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Western, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.

Scores

Overall Score
28.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.5%
Review Aggregate
73.1

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes1,246

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$789,127$1,764,427
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$789,127$1,764,427

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).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1992$394,564$882,214
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$6,461,000$14,446,299
Physical Purchases ?1992$4,611,000$10,309,841
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$315,651$705,771
Total Revenues1992$11,782,214$26,344,124
Expenses
Budget ?1992$868,000 (est)$1,940,781 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$631,000 (est)$1,410,867 (est)
Participations1992$471,000$1,053,120
Residuals ?1992$825,000$1,844,636
Interest & Overhead1992$173,600$388,156
Total Expenses1992$2,968,600$6,637,561
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$8,813,614$19,706,563

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