Sleepy Hollow

1999 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Past

Synopsis

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Scores

Overall Score
91.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.3%
Review Aggregate
74.7

Critic Consensus

70.5% Fresh • 122 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 122 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, stylized, scary. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingstylizedscarymacabredarkcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyfunnyromanticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Depp1999$9,780,000$18,416,000(est)
Christina Ricci1999$6,020,000$11,336,000(est)
Miranda Richardson1999$4,533,000$8,535,000(est)
Michael Gambon1999$3,706,000$6,978,000(est)
Casper Van Dien1999$3,170,000$5,969,000(est)
Jeffrey Jones1999$2,790,000$5,254,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count130
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes403,473

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$101,071,504$190,312,907
International1999$105,000,000$197,710,081
Worldwide1999$206,071,500$388,022,980

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 Revenue1999$92,535,752$174,240,486
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$29,729,000$55,978,314
Physical Purchases ?1999$38,424,000$72,350,592
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$28,300,021$53,287,614
Total Revenues1999$188,988,773$355,857,006
Expenses
Budget ?1999$100,000,000$188,295,315
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$33,886,000 (est)$63,805,750 (est)
Participations1999$15,119,000$28,468,369
Residuals ?1999$6,393,000$12,037,719
Interest & Overhead1999$15,000,000$28,244,297
Total Expenses1999$170,398,000$320,851,451
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$18,590,773$35,005,555

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