How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An advertising executive and ladies' man, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.

Scores

Overall Score
88.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.2%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

39.1% Fresh • 138 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, thin plot. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticfunnythin plotlightheartedgrittystylizedpacing issuesemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Hudson2003$4,500,000 source$7,672,011reported
Matthew McConaughey2003$2,655,000$4,527,000(est)
Adam Goldberg2003$1,999,000$3,408,000(est)
Michael Michele2003$1,634,000$2,787,000(est)
Shalom Harlow2003$1,398,000$2,384,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score42.0
RT critic review count149
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes305,289

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$105,813,373$180,400,300
International2003$71,689,014$122,221,977
Worldwide2003$177,521,037$302,654,072

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 Revenue2003$81,582,292$139,088,940
Digital Rentals ?2003$122,000$207,997
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$24,093,000$41,075,946
Physical Purchases ?2003$43,954,000$74,936,792
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$29,627,744$50,512,084
Total Revenues2003$179,379,037$305,821,760
Expenses
Budget ?2003$50,000,000$85,244,565
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$35,108,000 (est)$59,855,324 (est)
Participations2003$14,350,000$24,465,190
Residuals ?2003$6,454,000$11,003,368
Interest & Overhead2003$7,500,000$12,786,685
Total Expenses2003$113,412,000$193,355,133
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$65,967,037$112,466,627

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