American Wedding

2003 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, Wedding

Synopsis

It's the wedding of Jim and Michelle and the gathering of their families and friends, including Jim's old friends from high school and Michelle's little sister.

Scores

Overall Score
87.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.6%
Review Aggregate
59.0

Critic Consensus

53.2% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotlightheartedcoming of ageupliftingcharacter-drivenpoliticalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Biggs2003$3,711,000$6,327,000(est)
Alyson Hannigan2003$2,285,000$3,895,000(est)
January Jones2003$1,720,000$2,932,000(est)
Thomas Ian Nicholas2003$1,406,000$2,398,000(est)
Seann William Scott2003$1,203,000$2,051,000(est)
Eddie Kaye Thomas2003$1,059,000$1,805,000(est)
Fred Willard2003$950,000$1,620,000(est)
Eugene Levy2003$866,000$1,476,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count154
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes225,457

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$104,565,110$178,272,147
International2003$128,157,824$218,495,160
Worldwide2003$232,722,930$396,767,300

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 Revenue2003$103,545,685$176,534,137
Digital Rentals ?2003$121,000$206,292
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$23,895,000$40,738,378
Physical Purchases ?2003$43,593,000$74,321,327
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$29,278,231$49,916,201
Total Revenues2003$200,432,915$341,716,335
Expenses
Budget ?2003$55,000,000$93,769,022
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$31,004,000 (est)$52,858,450 (est)
Participations2003$16,035,000$27,337,932
Residuals ?2003$6,396,000$10,904,485
Interest & Overhead2003$8,250,000$14,065,353
Total Expenses2003$116,685,000$198,935,242
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$83,747,915$142,781,093

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