Fool's Gold

2008 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller, Hunt, Quest, Romantic Comedy, Treasure Hunt

Synopsis

A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance.

Scores

Overall Score
79.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.1%
Review Aggregate
35.4

Critic Consensus

10.6% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 141 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticfunnycharacter-drivenlightheartedcoming of agefamily-friendlypacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew McConaughey2008$5,055,000$7,365,000(est)
Kate Hudson2008$3,112,000$4,534,000(est)
Donald Sutherland2008$2,343,000$3,413,000(est)
Ewen Bremner2008$1,915,000$2,791,000(est)
Alexis Dziena2008$1,638,000$2,387,000(est)
Kevin Hart2008$1,442,000$2,101,000(est)
Ray Winstone2008$1,295,000$1,886,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score11.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes87,826

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$70,231,041$102,329,204
International2008$41,000,000$59,738,504
Worldwide2008$111,231,041$162,067,708

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 Revenue2008$51,515,520$75,060,004
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,795,000$2,615,381
Digital Purchases ?2008$640,000$932,503
Physical Rentals ?2008$14,880,000$21,680,706
Physical Purchases ?2008$30,832,000$44,923,355
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$17,557,760$25,582,301
Total Revenues2008$117,220,281$170,794,250
Expenses
Budget ?2008$70,000,000$101,992,569
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$36,436,000 (est)$53,088,589 (est)
Participations2008$2,344,000$3,415,294
Residuals ?2008$4,312,000$6,282,742
Interest & Overhead2008$10,500,000$15,298,885
Total Expenses2008$123,592,000$180,078,079
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-6,371,719$-9,283,829

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