Thelma & Louise

1991 | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Controversial, Heroine, Summer

Synopsis

Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed.

Scores

Overall Score
90.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.7%
Review Aggregate
82.1

Critic Consensus

86.9% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, funny, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenfunnyvisually strikingupliftingmacabredarkthought-provokingtragicscaryaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Susan Sarandon1991$1,587,000$3,656,000(est)
Geena Davis1991$977,000$2,250,000(est)
Harvey Keitel1991$736,000$1,694,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count155
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes186,826

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$45,360,915$104,476,645
International1991$214,620$494,319
Worldwide1991$45,577,677$104,975,898

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 Revenue1991$22,766,306$52,436,050
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$49,470,000$113,940,815
Physical Purchases ?1991$30,169,000$69,486,162
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$11,340,229$26,119,161
Total Revenues1991$113,745,534$261,982,189
Expenses
Budget ?1991$16,500,000$38,003,304
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1991$14,000,000$32,245,228
Participations1991$9,100,000$20,959,398
Residuals ?1991$6,429,000$14,807,469
Interest & Overhead1991$3,300,000$7,600,661
Total Expenses1991$49,329,000$113,616,059
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$64,416,534$148,366,129

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