Synopsis
Django Unchained ( / ˈ dʒ æ ŋ ɡ oʊ / JANG -goh ) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures , it stars Jamie Foxx , Christoph Waltz , Leonardo DiCaprio , Kerry Washington , and Samuel L. Jackson with Walton Goggins , Dennis Christopher , James Remar , Michael Parks , and Don Johnson in supporting roles. The film, set in the Antebellum South and Old West , follows the story of an enslaved man who trains under a German bounty hunter with the ultimate goal of reuniting with his wife. It is a highly stylized, revisionist tribute to spaghetti Westerns , with its title referring particularly to the 1966 Italian film Django by Sergio Corbucci .
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.1%
Critic Consensus
87.1% Fresh • 295 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 295 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, stylized, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
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Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Jamie Foxx | 2012 | $7,555,000 | $10,322,000 | (est) |
| Christoph Waltz | 2012 | $4,650,000 | $6,354,000 | (est) |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | 2012 | $3,501,000 | $4,784,000 | (est) |
| Kerry Washington | 2012 | $2,863,000 | $3,911,000 | (est) |
| Samuel L. Jackson | 2012 | $2,449,000 | $3,346,000 | (est) |
| Walton Goggins | 2012 | $2,155,000 | $2,945,000 | (est) |
| Dennis Christopher | 2012 | $1,935,000 | $2,644,000 | (est) |
| James Remar | 2012 | $1,762,000 | $2,408,000 | (est) |
| Michael Parks | 2012 | $1,623,000 | $2,217,000 | (est) |
| Don Johnson | 2012 | $1,507,000 | $2,059,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count295
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes2,151
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $25,916 | $35,409 |
| International | 2012 | $4,407 | $6,021 |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $30,323 | $41,430 |
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 | 2012 | $14,721 | $20,113 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $1,165,000 | $1,591,727 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $524,000 | $715,936 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $1,846,000 | $2,522,170 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $4,561,000 | $6,231,645 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $30,000,000 | $40,988,679 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $38,110,721 | $52,070,269 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $100,000,000 | $136,628,929 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $80,000 (est) | $109,303 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $762,000 | $1,041,112 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $1,969,000 | $2,690,224 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $15,000,000 | $20,494,339 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $117,811,000 | $160,963,907 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $-79,700,279 | $-108,893,638 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $3,358,000, BluRay $1,203,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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