Happily N'Ever After

2007 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, CGI Animation, Supernatural

Synopsis

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she teams with the wizards assistants and Rick the servant who's in love with ella.

Scores

Overall Score
65.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.3%
Review Aggregate
25.6

Critic Consensus

5.3% Fresh • 75 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 5% of 75 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, family-friendly. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyfamily-friendlystylizedcoming of ageemotionalsatiricalpacing issuesvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sarah Michelle Gellar2007$3,394,000$5,136,000(est)
Freddie Prinze Jr.2007$2,089,000$3,162,000(est)
Andy Dick2007$1,573,000$2,380,000(est)
Wallace Shawn2007$1,286,000$1,946,000(est)
Patrick Warburton2007$1,100,000$1,665,000(est)
George Carlin2007$968,000$1,465,000(est)
Sigourney Weaver2007$869,000$1,315,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score6.0
RT critic review count80
Rotten Tomatoes audience score34.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes11,453

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$15,589,393$23,590,896
International2007$22,496,384$34,043,010
Worldwide2007$38,085,776$57,633,904

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$16,793,250$25,412,652
Digital Rentals ?2007$737,000$1,115,277
Digital Purchases ?2007$275,000$416,148
Physical Rentals ?2007$12,691,000$19,204,857
Physical Purchases ?2007$28,517,000$43,153,802
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$3,741,454$5,661,815
Total Revenues2007$62,754,704$94,964,551
Expenses
Budget ?2007$47,000,000$71,123,495
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$13,958,000 (est)$21,122,165 (est)
Participations2007$1,255,000$1,899,149
Residuals ?2007$3,259,000$4,931,733
Interest & Overhead2007$7,990,000$12,090,994
Total Expenses2007$73,462,000$111,167,536
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-10,707,296$-16,202,985

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