El Topo

2006 | Drama, Western, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.

Scores

Overall Score
44.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.4%
Review Aggregate
76.9

Critic Consensus

78.6% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 79% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingstylizedsurrealfunnygrittycharacter-drivenmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes449

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$80,302$124,954
International2006$75,518$117,510
Worldwide2006$157,789$245,528

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$70,358$109,481
Digital Rentals ?2006$136,000$211,623
Digital Purchases ?2006$42,000$65,354
Physical Rentals ?2006$4,294,000$6,681,686
Physical Purchases ?2006$10,128,000$15,759,690
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$40,151$62,477
Total Revenues2006$14,710,509$22,890,311
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$126,000 (est)$196,062 (est)
Participations2006$588,000$914,958
Residuals ?2006$1,067,000$1,660,307
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$2,081,000$3,238,143
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$12,629,509$19,652,168

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