The Ballad of Little Jo

1993 | Drama, Romance, Western, Cross-dressing

Synopsis

After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.

Scores

Overall Score
25.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.1%
Review Aggregate
70.0

Critic Consensus

78.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, tragic, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionaltragicromanticstylizedhistoricalsurrealthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Suzy Amis1993$209,000$453,000(est)
Bo Hopkins1993$128,000$279,000(est)
Ian McKellen1993$97,000$210,000(est)
David Chung1993$79,000$172,000(est)
René Auberjonois1993$68,000$147,000(est)
Carrie Snodgress1993$60,000$129,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,888

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$543,091$1,179,015
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$543,091$1,179,015

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 Revenue1993$271,546$589,507
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$4,288,000$9,308,966
Physical Purchases ?1993$3,446,000$7,481,039
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$217,236$471,606
Total Revenues1993$8,222,782$17,851,119
Expenses
Budget ?1993$4,000,000$8,683,737
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$434,000 (est)$942,185 (est)
Participations1993$329,000$714,237
Residuals ?1993$574,000$1,246,116
Interest & Overhead1993$800,000$1,736,747
Total Expenses1993$6,137,000$13,323,024
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$2,085,782$4,528,095

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