Friends with Kids

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.

Scores

Overall Score
71.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.5%
Review Aggregate
58.8

Critic Consensus

65.3% Fresh • 147 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 147 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, romantic, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyromanticthin plotfunnyemotionallightheartedcharacter-drivengrittyrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adam Scott2012$562,000$768,000(est)
Jennifer Westfeldt2012$346,000$473,000(est)
Jon Hamm2012$261,000$356,000(est)
Kristen Wiig2012$213,000$291,000(est)
Maya Rudolph2012$182,000$249,000(est)
Chris O'Dowd2012$160,000$219,000(est)
Megan Fox2012$144,000$197,000(est)
Edward Burns2012$131,000$179,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score66.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes43,847

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$7,251,073$9,907,063
International2012$5,768,000$7,880,756
Worldwide2012$13,019,073$17,787,819

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 Revenue2012$5,932,736$8,105,834
Digital Rentals ?2012$3,708,000$5,066,200
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,667,000$2,277,604
Physical Rentals ?2012$5,877,000$8,029,682
Physical Purchases ?2012$14,520,000$19,838,519
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$2,900,429$3,962,825
Total Revenues2012$34,605,166$47,280,664
Expenses
Budget ?2012$10,000,000$13,662,892
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$11,793,000 (est)$16,112,649 (est)
Participations2012$1,384,000$1,890,944
Residuals ?2012$1,842,000$2,516,705
Interest & Overhead2012$2,000,000$2,732,578
Total Expenses2012$27,019,000$36,915,768
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$7,586,166$10,364,896

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