Lay the Favorite

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Ex-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.

Scores

Overall Score
48.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.7%
Review Aggregate
26.1

Critic Consensus

18.4% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnylightheartedaction-packedchristmascharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bruce Willis2012$1,196,000$1,634,000(est)
Rebecca Hall2012$736,000$1,006,000(est)
Catherine Zeta-Jones2012$554,000$757,000(est)
Joshua Jackson2012$453,000$619,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count50
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes12,378

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$20,998$28,689
International2012$1,555,689$2,125,521
Worldwide2012$1,576,687$2,154,210

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$632,775$864,553
Digital Rentals ?2012$870,000$1,188,672
Digital Purchases ?2012$391,000$534,219
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,378,000$1,882,747
Physical Purchases ?2012$3,405,000$4,652,215
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$4,410,000$6,025,336
Total Revenues2012$11,086,775$15,147,741
Expenses
Budget ?2012$14,700,000$20,084,452
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$1,018,000 (est)$1,390,882 (est)
Participations2012$222,000$303,316
Residuals ?2012$604,000$825,239
Interest & Overhead2012$2,940,000$4,016,890
Total Expenses2012$19,484,000$26,620,780
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-8,397,225$-11,473,039

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