Cheaper by the Dozen

2003 | Comedy, Family, Adaptation, Father, Fish out of Water, Male Character, Remake

Synopsis

With his wife on a book tour, Tom Baker finds his life turned upside down when he agrees to care for his twelve children while simultaneously also coaching his new football team.

Scores

Overall Score
83.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.2%
Review Aggregate
44.4

Critic Consensus

24.3% Fresh • 107 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 24% of 107 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnylightheartedchristmascharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Martin2003$10,500,000 source$17,901,359reported
Bonnie Hunt2003$2,124,000$3,621,000(est)
Hilary Duff2003$1,000,000 source$1,704,891reported
Tom Welling2003$1,308,000$2,229,000(est)
Piper Perabo2003$1,118,000$1,907,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count118
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes113,679

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$138,614,540$236,322,729
International2003$51,597,568$87,968,247
Worldwide2003$190,212,110$324,290,980

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$89,946,297$153,348,664
Digital Rentals ?2003$124,000$211,407
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$24,589,000$41,921,573
Physical Purchases ?2003$44,859,000$76,479,721
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$38,812,071$66,170,364
Total Revenues2003$198,330,368$338,131,728
Expenses
Budget ?2003$40,000,000$68,195,654
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$37,433,000 (est)$63,819,198 (est)
Participations2003$29,750,000$50,720,518
Residuals ?2003$6,999,000$11,932,535
Interest & Overhead2003$6,800,000$11,593,261
Total Expenses2003$120,982,000$206,261,165
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$77,348,368$131,870,564

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