 Defying expectations, "Dances with Wolves" proved instantly popular, eventually earning great critical acclaim, making $184 million in U.S. box office and $424 million in total worldwide., the film holds an approval rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 7.58/10.The website's critical consensus reads, "A grand, sweeping epic with inarguably noble intentions and arresting cinematography, but one whose center, arguably, is not as weighty as it should be."