The Horse Whisperer

1998 | Drama, Romance, Western, Adaptation, Animal, Book Adaptation, Contemporary Novel Adaptation, Horse, Novel Adaptation, Summer

Synopsis

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Scores

Overall Score
80.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.9%
Review Aggregate
71.2

Critic Consensus

76.3% Fresh • 59 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingromanticemotionalgrittyfamily-friendlystylizedcoming of ageuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Redford1998$4,695,000$9,035,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas1998$2,890,000$5,562,000(est)
Sam Neill1998$2,176,000$4,187,000(est)
Dianne Wiest1998$1,779,000$3,424,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson1998$1,522,000$2,928,000(est)
Chris Cooper1998$1,339,000$2,578,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count63
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes45,072

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$75,383,563$145,078,673
International1998$111,500,000$214,586,196
Worldwide1998$186,883,563$359,664,869

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 Revenue1998$82,291,782$158,373,815
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$28,412,000$54,680,027
Physical Purchases ?1998$39,746,000$76,492,762
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$18,845,891$36,269,668
Total Revenues1998$169,295,672$325,816,272
Expenses
Budget ?1998$60,000,000$115,472,393
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$28,049,000 (est)$53,981,419 (est)
Participations1998$13,544,000$26,065,968
Residuals ?1998$5,939,000$11,429,842
Interest & Overhead1998$9,000,000$17,320,859
Total Expenses1998$116,532,000$224,270,481
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$52,763,672$101,545,791

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