Enemies of Laughter

2003 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

Enemies tells the story of a playwright and sitcom writer Paul Halpern (Academy Award Nominee David Paymer) who can't buy a break!

Scores

Overall Score
13.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.1%
Review Aggregate
56.2

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Paymer2003$0$0(est)
Judge Reinhold2003$0$0(est)
Rosalind Chao2003$0$0(est)
Marilu Henner2003$0$0(est)
Bea Arthur2003$0$0(est)
Peter Falk2003$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes210

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$2,000$3,410
International2003N/AN/A
Worldwide2003$2,000$3,410

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$1,000$1,705
Digital Rentals ?2003$0$0
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$73,000$124,457
Physical Purchases ?2003$133,000$226,751
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$74,400$126,844
Total Revenues2003$281,400$479,756
Expenses
Budget ?2003$248,000 (est)$422,813 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$80,000 (est)$136,391 (est)
Participations2003$6,000$10,229
Residuals ?2003$17,000$28,983
Interest & Overhead2003$49,600$84,563
Total Expenses2003$400,600$682,979
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$-119,200$-203,223

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