The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Budget

What is known about the production of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," a western released in 2018, was directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen and stars Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson. The production budget has not been publicly disclosed, though Mike Zoss Productions produced the film, making it a notable entry in the western landscape whose financial details remain private.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a western production like this include:

• Production: Joel and Ethan Coen announced The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in January 2017 as a collaboration with Annapurna Television. In August 2017, Netflix announced it would stream the work worldwide.
• Music & Score: The film uses music and song in every segment, sometimes as part of the action and sometimes as incidental music.

What were the major cost factors in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."

• Production: Production is one of the primary cost drivers in western productions of this scale.
• Music: Music & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in western productions of this scale.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Production History

The film uses music and song in every segment, sometimes as part of the action and sometimes as incidental music. * "Cool Water", by Bob Nolan, performed by Tim Blake Nelson * "Randall Collins", by Norman Blake * "Surly Joe the Gambler", based on "Little Joe the Wrangler" and performed by Nelson * "Carefree Drifter", by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch * "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings", by Rawlings and Welch, performed by Nelson and Willie Watson * "Weela Weela Walya", traditional, performed by Liam Neeson * "The Sash My Father Wore", traditional, performed by Neeson * "Under the Double Eagle", by Josef Franz Wagner * "Mother Machree", by Rida Johnson Young, Chauncey Olcott and Ernest Ball, performed by Tom Waits * "La Ricciola", traditional, arranged by Gabe Witcher * "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?", by C. W.

Awards and Recognition

• National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Critical Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs avoids anthology pitfalls with a consistent collection tied together by the Coen brothers' signature blend of dark drama and black humor." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".