Cocaine Cowboys

2006 | Crime, Documentary, History

Synopsis

The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.

Scores

Overall Score
57.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.7%
Review Aggregate
75.3

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, historical, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyhistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jon Roberts2006$3,000$4,000(est)
Mickey Munday2006$2,000$3,000(est)
Jorge "Rivi" Ayala2006$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes14,448

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$150,056$233,495
International2006$10,291$16,013
Worldwide2006$160,347$249,508

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 Revenue2006$79,144$123,153
Digital Rentals ?2006$193,000$300,318
Digital Purchases ?2006$59,000$91,807
Physical Rentals ?2006$6,104,000$9,498,139
Physical Purchases ?2006$14,398,000$22,404,031
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$75,028$116,747
Total Revenues2006$20,908,172$32,534,195
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$128,000 (est)$199,175 (est)
Participations2006$836,000$1,300,859
Residuals ?2006$1,522,000$2,368,311
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$2,786,000$4,335,160
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$18,122,172$28,199,035

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