The Quick and the Dead

1995 | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western, Heroine, Revenge

Synopsis

A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death.

Scores

Overall Score
72.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.9%
Review Aggregate
59.5

Critic Consensus

59.0% Fresh • 39 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 39 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, funny, gritty. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingfunnygrittystylizeddarkcharacter-drivensatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sharon Stone1995$1,697,000$3,493,000(est)
Gene Hackman1995$1,300,000 source$2,675,919reported
Russell Crowe1995$786,000$1,619,000(est)
Roberts Blossom1995$643,000$1,324,000(est)
Kevin Conway1995$550,000$1,132,000(est)
Lance Henriksen1995$484,000$997,000(est)
Pat Hingle1995$435,000$895,000(est)
Gary Sinise1995$396,000$815,000(est)
Leonardo DiCaprio1995$364,000$750,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes109,818

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$18,636,536$38,361,428
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$18,636,536$38,361,428

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 Revenue1995$9,318,268$19,180,714
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$30,624,000$63,036,413
Physical Purchases ?1995$31,551,000$64,944,548
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$4,472,769$9,206,743
Total Revenues1995$75,966,037$156,368,418
Expenses
Budget ?1995$32,000,000$65,868,770
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$13,438,000 (est)$27,660,766 (est)
Participations1995$3,039,000$6,255,475
Residuals ?1995$4,807,000$9,894,724
Interest & Overhead1995$5,440,000$11,197,691
Total Expenses1995$58,724,000$120,877,426
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$17,242,037$35,490,992

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