Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Arrested Development, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, Hawaii, North America, Romantic Comedy, USA

Synopsis

Devastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
90.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.4%
Review Aggregate
78.0

Critic Consensus

83.8% Fresh • 179 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 179 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyromanticlightheartedemotionalcharacter-drivensurrealcoming of agefamily-friendlyvisually strikingtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Segel2008$2,441,000$3,557,000(est)
Kristen Bell2008$1,503,000$2,189,000(est)
Mila Kunis2008$1,131,000$1,648,000(est)
Russell Brand2008$925,000$1,348,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count183
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes314,855

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$63,172,464$92,044,600
International2008$42,660,792$62,158,340
Worldwide2008$105,833,256$154,202,940

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$48,650,549$70,885,636
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,818,000$2,648,893
Digital Purchases ?2008$648,000$944,160
Physical Rentals ?2008$15,068,000$21,954,629
Physical Purchases ?2008$31,221,000$45,490,143
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$15,793,116$23,011,150
Total Revenues2008$113,198,665$164,934,611
Expenses
Budget ?2008$30,000,000$43,711,102
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$35,290,000 (est)$51,418,826 (est)
Participations2008$9,056,000$13,194,925
Residuals ?2008$4,271,000$6,223,004
Interest & Overhead2008$5,100,000$7,430,887
Total Expenses2008$83,717,000$121,978,743
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$29,481,665$42,955,868

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