Meet the Browns

2008 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father--a man she never met--and she and her clan meet the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

Scores

Overall Score
67.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.3%
Review Aggregate
56.2

Critic Consensus

32.7% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyfamily-friendlystylizedgrittycharacter-drivencoming of ageupliftinguneven tonerealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Angela Bassett2008$962,000$1,402,000(est)
Sofia Vergara2008$592,000$863,000(est)
Margaret Avery2008$446,000$650,000(est)
Frankie Faison2008$365,000$531,000(est)
Jenifer Lewis2008$312,000$454,000(est)
Lance Gross2008$274,000$400,000(est)
Rick Fox2008$246,000$359,000(est)
Lamman Rucker2008$224,000$327,000(est)
Tamela Mann2008$207,000$301,000(est)
David Mann2008$192,000$280,000(est)
Tyler Perry2008$180,000$262,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes7,534

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$41,975,388$61,159,681
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$41,975,388$61,159,681

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 Revenue2008$20,987,694$30,579,840
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,530,000$2,229,266
Digital Purchases ?2008$546,000$795,542
Physical Rentals ?2008$12,682,000$18,478,139
Physical Purchases ?2008$26,277,000$38,286,553
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$10,493,847$15,289,920
Total Revenues2008$72,516,541$105,659,261
Expenses
Budget ?2008$20,000,000$29,140,734
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$20,606,000 (est)$30,023,698 (est)
Participations2008$2,901,000$4,226,863
Residuals ?2008$3,459,000$5,039,890
Interest & Overhead2008$4,000,000$5,828,147
Total Expenses2008$50,966,000$74,259,332
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$21,550,541$31,399,929

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