First Cow

2020 | Drama, Western

Synopsis

In 1820, a cook travels to Oregon, where he meets a Chinese immigrant who is also looking to make his fortune. Soon, they team up in a dangerous scheme to steal milk from a prized local cow, the first and only in the territory.

Scores

Overall Score
72.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.9%
Review Aggregate
78.9

Critic Consensus

95.5% Fresh • 224 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 224 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, stylized, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedstylizedhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivendarkrealisticfunnygritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Magaro2020$96,000$117,000(est)
Orion Lee2020$59,000$72,000(est)
Toby Jones2020$45,000$54,000(est)
Ewen Bremner2020$36,000$44,000(est)
Scott Shepherd2020$31,000$38,000(est)
Gary Farmer2020$27,000$33,000(est)
Lily Gladstone2020$25,000$30,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count224
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes23,545

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$101,068$122,508
International2020$1,279,820$1,551,312
Worldwide2020$1,380,888$1,673,820

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 Revenue2020$562,462$681,779
Digital Rentals ?2020$6,995,000$8,478,870
Digital Purchases ?2020$6,474,000$7,847,349
Physical Rentals ?2020$1,630,000$1,975,777
Physical Purchases ?2020$4,914,000$5,956,421
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$50,534$61,254
Total Revenues2020$20,625,996$25,001,449
Expenses
Budget ?2020$2,000,000$2,424,266
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$533,000 (est)$646,067 (est)
Participations2020$825,000$1,000,010
Residuals ?2020$907,000$1,099,405
Interest & Overhead2020$400,000$484,853
Total Expenses2020$4,665,000$5,654,600
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$15,960,996$19,346,849

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