Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 has failed to become a hit at the box office,

but it still managed to avoid a horrible Kevin Costner record.

The first of four planned Westerns in an epic saga

came out in theaters in July 2024 to a tepid reception. Despite Costner left Yellowstone to make the passion project that took decades and millions of his own money to become real, Horizon: An

American Saga – Chapter 1’s release failed to generate much excitement from general audiences.

Costner worked with Warner Bros. to get the first two Horizon: An American Saga movies theatrical releases, and there was some optimism that his star power would help revitalize the Western genre on the big screen with a significant hit. Instead, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 has only made $25.2 million at the box office. This is well below what Costner and Warner Bros. would have hoped for, and it puts the movie closer to the bottom of the actor/director’s highest-grossing movies. There is one silver lining, though, as Horizon did not break a terrible box office record.

Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 Isn’t The Lowest-Grossing Movie Kevin Costner Directed
A 1997 Western Holds The Record

The good news for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’s box office is that the movie will not set a new record for Kevin Costner as the lowest-grossing movie he’s directed. The film’s $25 million global haul to this point is a far cry from the biggest movies that he’s directed, much less those he appeared in as an actor. But, Horizon: An American Saga still got lucky enough to surpass Kevin Coster’s lowest-grossing movie as a director, The Postman. The 1997 Western movie only made $20 million at the box office.

The Postman’s performance at the box office was surprising considering how well Kevin Costner’s directorial debut, Dances With Wolves, did. The 3-hour 1990 movie made $424 million worldwide on its way to becoming a seven-time Oscar winner, including Best Picture. It was expected that whatever Kevin Costner did next as a director could have a similarly massive response, both critically and financially. There was hope that Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 could be a return to form in both regards, but that was not the case.