Space Cowboys

2000 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Exploration, Outer Space, Quest

Synopsis

When retired engineer Frank Corvin is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.

Scores

Overall Score
81.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.9%
Review Aggregate
66.0

Critic Consensus

78.2% Fresh • 101 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 101 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, suspenseful, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnysuspensefulgrittystylizedcharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedrealisticaction-packedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Clint Eastwood2000$4,136,000$7,535,000(est)
Tommy Lee Jones2000$2,546,000$4,638,000(est)
Donald Sutherland2000$1,917,000$3,492,000(est)
James Garner2000$1,567,000$2,855,000(est)
Marcia Gay Harden2000$1,341,000$2,442,000(est)
William Devane2000$1,180,000$2,150,000(est)
Loren Dean2000$1,059,000$1,930,000(est)
Courtney B. Vance2000$965,000$1,758,000(est)
James Cromwell2000$900,000 source$1,639,547reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count121
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes89,716

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$90,464,776$164,801,395
International2000$38,419,360$69,989,276
Worldwide2000$128,884,130$234,790,660

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 Revenue2000$60,600,132$110,396,408
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$29,258,000$53,299,853
Physical Purchases ?2000$39,020,000$71,083,473
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$25,330,137$46,144,391
Total Revenues2000$154,208,269$280,924,124
Expenses
Budget ?2000$65,000,000$118,411,731
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$31,536,000 (est)$57,449,728 (est)
Participations2000$12,337,000$22,474,546
Residuals ?2000$6,259,000$11,402,139
Interest & Overhead2000$9,750,000$17,761,760
Total Expenses2000$124,882,000$227,499,904
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$29,326,269$53,424,220

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