Synopsis
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
Scores
Overall Score
81.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.3%
Review Aggregate
59.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnythin plotromanticsatiricalcharacter-drivenlightheartedupliftingvisually strikingemotionalstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Fey | 2008 | $1,687,000 | $2,458,000 | (est) |
| Amy Poehler | 2008 | $1,038,000 | $1,513,000 | (est) |
| Greg Kinnear | 2008 | $782,000 | $1,139,000 | (est) |
| Dax Shepard | 2008 | $639,000 | $931,000 | (est) |
| Romany Malco | 2008 | $547,000 | $797,000 | (est) |
| Maura Tierney | 2008 | $481,000 | $701,000 | (est) |
| Holland Taylor | 2008 | $432,000 | $630,000 | (est) |
| Sigourney Weaver | 2008 | $393,000 | $573,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count162
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes48,814
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2008 | $60,494,212 | $88,142,287 |
| International | 2008 | $3,950,501 | $5,756,025 |
| Worldwide | 2008 | $64,444,712 | $93,898,310 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2008 | $31,827,306 | $46,373,553 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2008 | $1,760,000 | $2,564,385 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2008 | $628,000 | $915,019 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2008 | $14,588,000 | $21,255,251 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2008 | $30,225,000 | $44,038,934 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2008 | $15,123,553 | $22,035,572 |
| Total Revenues | 2008 | $94,151,859 | $137,182,714 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2008 | $30,000,000 | $43,711,101 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2008 | $28,810,000 (est) | $41,977,227 (est) |
| Participations | 2008 | $7,532,000 | $10,974,400 |
| Residuals ? | 2008 | $4,127,000 | $6,013,190 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2008 | $5,100,000 | $7,430,887 |
| Total Expenses | 2008 | $75,569,000 | $110,106,806 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2008 | $18,582,859 | $27,075,908 |
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