Bride Wars

2009 | Comedy, Romance, Wedding

Synopsis

Two best friends become rivals when their weddings end up scheduled on the same day.

Scores

Overall Score
78.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.9%
Review Aggregate
35.6

Critic Consensus

11.2% Fresh • 134 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyromanticsatiricaldarkcharacter-driventragiclightheartedrealisticvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Hudson2009$7,000,000 source$10,237,296reported
Anne Hathaway2009$5,000,000 source$7,312,354reported
Kristen Johnston2009$1,000,000$1,462,000(est)
Bryan Greenberg2009$817,000$1,195,000(est)
Candice Bergen2009$699,000$1,022,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count144
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes120,829

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$58,715,512$85,869,726
International2009$56,660,340$82,864,097
Worldwide2009$115,375,850$168,733,820

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 Revenue2009$52,021,892$76,080,502
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,464,000$5,065,999
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,111,000$1,624,805
Physical Rentals ?2009$14,146,000$20,688,113
Physical Purchases ?2009$30,228,000$44,207,570
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$14,678,878$21,467,432
Total Revenues2009$115,649,770$169,134,420
Expenses
Budget ?2009$30,000,000$43,874,126
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$27,400,000 (est)$40,071,702 (est)
Participations2009$9,252,000$13,530,781
Residuals ?2009$4,162,000$6,086,804
Interest & Overhead2009$5,100,000$7,458,601
Total Expenses2009$75,914,000$111,022,014
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$39,735,770$58,112,406

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