How to Be Single

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A group of young adults navigate love and relationships in New York City.

Scores

Overall Score
80.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.0%
Review Aggregate
49.7

Critic Consensus

45.2% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 45% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyromanticcharacter-drivengrittyrealisticlightheartedstylizedemotionalchristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dakota Johnson2016$2,015,000$2,634,000(est)
Rebel Wilson2016$1,240,000$1,621,000(est)
Damon Wayans Jr.2016$934,000$1,221,000(est)
Anders Holm2016$764,000$998,000(est)
Alison Brie2016$653,000$854,000(est)
Nicholas Braun2016$575,000$751,000(est)
Jake Lacy2016$516,000$675,000(est)
Jason Mantzoukas2016$470,000$614,000(est)
Leslie Mann2016$433,000$566,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count155
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes97,784

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$46,843,512$61,228,371
International2016$65,700,000$85,875,371
Worldwide2016$112,543,510$147,103,740

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 Revenue2016$49,701,756$64,964,334
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,287,000$5,603,466
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,371,000$5,713,261
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,764,000$4,919,861
Physical Purchases ?2016$10,622,000$13,883,839
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$11,710,878$15,307,093
Total Revenues2016$84,456,634$110,391,854
Expenses
Budget ?2016$38,000,000$49,669,165
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$46,379,000 (est)$60,621,215 (est)
Participations2016$1,689,000$2,207,664
Residuals ?2016$1,886,000$2,465,159
Interest & Overhead2016$6,460,000$8,443,758
Total Expenses2016$94,414,000$123,406,961
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-9,957,366$-13,015,107

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