Dead Man's Burden

2013 | Drama, Western

Synopsis

A western set on the New Mexico frontier a few years after the Civil War and centered on a struggling young family and the mining company who wants to buy their land.

Scores

Overall Score
27.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.8%
Review Aggregate
62.2

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingfamily-friendlyemotionalgrittyrealistictragicsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Barlow Jacobs2013$0$1,000(est)
Clare Bowen2013$0$0(est)
David Call2013$0$0(est)
Joseph Lyle Taylor2013$0$0(est)
Richard Riehle2013$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes716

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$29,634$39,898
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$29,634$39,898

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 Revenue2013$14,817$19,949
Digital Rentals ?2013$988,000$1,330,196
Digital Purchases ?2013$591,000$795,694
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,277,000$1,719,291
Physical Purchases ?2013$3,310,000$4,456,425
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$75,000$100,976
Total Revenues2013$6,255,817$8,422,531
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$250,000$336,588
Residuals ?2013$390,000$525,077
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$1,020,000$1,373,279
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$5,235,817$7,049,252

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