O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Scores

Overall Score

89.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

97.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

83.3%

Review Aggregate

81.6

Critic Consensus

78.7% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, historical, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0

RT critic review count156

Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0

RT audience rating count250,000

IMDb rating7.7

IMDb votes344,788

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2000	$45,512,588	$82,911,143
International	2000	$26,355,739	$48,012,749
Worldwide	2000	$71,868,327	$130,923,892

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	2000	$33,298,590	$60,660,671
Digital Rentals ?	2000	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2000	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2000	$27,466,000	$50,035,332
Physical Purchases ?	2000	$36,631,000	$66,731,386
TV & Streaming Revenue	2000	$11,378,147	$20,727,786
Total Revenues	2000	$108,773,737	$198,155,175
Expenses
Budget ?	2000	$27,873,000 (est)	$50,776,772 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2000	$30,043,000 (est)	$54,729,902 (est)
Participations	2000	$8,702,000	$15,852,598
Residuals ?	2000	$5,280,000	$9,618,676
Interest & Overhead	2000	$4,738,410	$8,632,051
Total Expenses	2000	$76,636,410	$139,609,999
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2000	$32,137,327	$58,545,176

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?