Woman Walks Ahead

2018 | Biography, Drama, History, Western

Synopsis

Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.

Scores

Overall Score
50.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.7%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

59.1% Fresh • 44 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 44 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalthin plotvisually strikingcharacter-drivenromanticpoliticalupliftingrealisticsuspensefulemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jessica Chastain2018$325,000$407,000(est)
Michael Greyeyes2018$200,000$250,000(est)
Chaske Spencer2018$151,000$188,000(est)
Sam Rockwell2018$123,000$154,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count44
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes9,092

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$57,528$71,870
International2018$23,384$29,214
Worldwide2018$80,912$101,084

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 Revenue2018$38,118$47,620
Digital Rentals ?2018$931,000$1,163,101
Digital Purchases ?2018$1,123,000$1,402,967
Physical Rentals ?2018$574,000$717,100
Physical Purchases ?2018$1,627,000$2,032,616
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$1,500,000$1,873,955
Total Revenues2018$5,793,118$7,237,360
Expenses
Budget ?2018$5,000,000$6,246,515
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$80,000 (est)$99,944 (est)
Participations2018$116,000$144,919
Residuals ?2018$287,000$358,550
Interest & Overhead2018$1,000,000$1,249,303
Total Expenses2018$6,483,000$8,099,232
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-689,882$-861,872

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