The Cowboy Way

1994 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Buddy Comedy

Synopsis

Two childhood friends who are rodeo cowboys travel from New Mexico to New York City searching for a friend who disappeared while looking for his daughter, who's just been smuggled into the US from Cuba.

Scores

Overall Score
53.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.0%
Review Aggregate
45.8

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, action-packed. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycharacter-drivenaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Woody Harrelson1994$2,848,000$6,028,000(est)
Kiefer Sutherland1994$1,753,000$3,711,000(est)
Dylan McDermott1994$1,320,000$2,794,000(est)
Ernie Hudson1994$1,079,000$2,284,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes9,598

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$20,280,016$42,927,404
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$20,280,016$42,927,404

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 Revenue1994$10,140,008$21,463,702
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$33,874,000$71,702,255
Physical Purchases ?1994$31,267,000$66,183,929
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$5,070,004$10,731,851
Total Revenues1994$80,351,012$170,081,737
Expenses
Budget ?1994$35,000,000$74,085,698
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$7,795,000 (est)$16,499,943 (est)
Participations1994$6,428,000$13,606,368
Residuals ?1994$5,055,000$10,700,092
Interest & Overhead1994$5,950,000$12,594,569
Total Expenses1994$60,228,000$127,486,669
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$20,123,012$42,595,068

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