Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

2023 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

Follows the behind-the-scenes odyssey to get Midnight Cowboy produced, as well as the tumultuous era in which the movie was released and embraced.

Scores

Overall Score
56.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.3%
Review Aggregate
83.9

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jon Voight2023$154,000$159,000(est)
Dustin Hoffman2023$95,000$98,000(est)
Brenda Vaccaro2023$71,000$74,000(est)
John McGiver2023$58,000$60,000(est)
Ruth White2023$50,000$51,000(est)
Sylvia Miles2023$44,000$45,000(est)
Barnard Hughes2023$39,000$41,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes322

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$55,124$56,752
International2023N/AN/A
Worldwide2023$55,124$56,752

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 Revenue2023$27,562$28,376
Digital Rentals ?2023$1,170,000$1,204,559
Digital Purchases ?2023$1,799,000$1,852,138
Physical Rentals ?2023$258,000$265,621
Physical Purchases ?2023$771,000$793,773
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$960,000$988,356
Total Revenues2023$4,985,562$5,132,822
Expenses
Budget ?2023$3,200,000$3,294,519
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$80,000 (est)$82,363 (est)
Participations2023$100,000$102,954
Residuals ?2023$195,000$200,760
Interest & Overhead2023$640,000$658,904
Total Expenses2023$4,215,000$4,339,500
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$770,562$793,322

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