It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014, and earned more than $15 million in home media sales. The film was number three at the box office during its opening weekend and grossed over $87 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with criticism directed toward the film's length and MacFarlane's performance. The film was released on May 30, 2014, in the United States, and distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures. Filming began on May 6, 2013, in various locations in New Mexico including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and it concluded on August 9 that year. Casting was done between December 2012 and March 2013. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband.ĭevelopment for A Million Ways to Die in the West began while MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild were watching western movies during the development of Ted. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane, who wrote the screenplay with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.
