Dan in Real Life

2007 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
83.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.6%
Review Aggregate
67.2

Critic Consensus

65.0% Fresh • 160 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 160 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, family-friendly, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfamily-friendlylightheartedthin plotfunnyemotionalcharacter-drivenrealisticchristmascoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Carell2007$1,630,000$2,467,000(est)
Juliette Binoche2007$1,003,000$1,518,000(est)
Dane Cook2007$755,000$1,143,000(est)
John Mahoney2007$618,000$935,000(est)
Emily Blunt2007$528,000$800,000(est)
Dianne Wiest2007$465,000$704,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count166
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes109,749

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$47,642,964$72,096,464
International2007$20,828,706$31,519,366
Worldwide2007$68,471,670$103,615,830

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 Revenue2007$32,152,964$48,655,978
Digital Rentals ?2007$917,000$1,387,665
Digital Purchases ?2007$341,000$516,024
Physical Rentals ?2007$15,781,000$23,880,846
Physical Purchases ?2007$35,461,000$53,661,915
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$11,910,741$18,024,116
Total Revenues2007$96,563,705$146,126,544
Expenses
Budget ?2007$25,000,000$37,831,643
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$31,034,000 (est)$46,962,688 (est)
Participations2007$7,725,000$11,689,978
Residuals ?2007$4,404,000$6,664,422
Interest & Overhead2007$4,250,000$6,431,379
Total Expenses2007$72,413,000$109,580,110
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$24,150,705$36,546,434

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