The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

Scores

Overall Score

70.8

Popularity Percentile (Year)

77.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

53.3%

Review Aggregate

87.2

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Terence Stamp	1994	$123,000	$260,000	(est)
Hugo Weaving	1994	$76,000	$160,000	(est)
Guy Pearce	1994	$57,000	$120,000	(est)
Bill Hunter	1994	$46,000	$98,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0

RT critic review count52

Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes59,841

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1994	$11,220,670	$23,751,175
International	1994	$15,807	$33,459
Worldwide	1994	$11,257,521	$23,829,179

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	1994	$5,616,658	$11,888,971
Digital Rentals ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1994	$27,336,000	$57,863,045
Physical Purchases ?	1994	$25,232,000	$53,409,436
TV & Streaming Revenue	1994	$2,692,961	$5,700,282
Total Revenues	1994	$60,877,619	$128,861,734
Expenses
Budget ?	1994	$1,884,200	$3,988,350
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source	1994	$600,000	$1,270,040
Participations	1994	$4,870,000	$10,308,495
Residuals ?	1994	$4,010,000	$8,488,104
Interest & Overhead	1994	$376,840	$797,670
Total Expenses	1994	$11,741,040	$24,852,660
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1994	$49,136,579	$104,009,074

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert