Middle Men

2010 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Synopsis

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

Scores

Overall Score
45.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.5%
Review Aggregate
49.5

Critic Consensus

39.2% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, uneven tone, dark. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotuneven tonedarkcharacter-drivenfunnygrittycoming of agesuspensefulstylizedpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Luke Wilson2010$1,627,000$2,341,000(est)
Giovanni Ribisi2010$1,002,000$1,441,000(est)
Gabriel Macht2010$754,000$1,085,000(est)
James Caan2010$617,000$887,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score39.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes54

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$754,301$1,084,934
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$754,301$1,084,934

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 Revenue2010$377,150$542,467
Digital Rentals ?2010$2,627,000$3,778,495
Digital Purchases ?2010$766,000$1,101,762
Physical Rentals ?2010$6,167,000$8,870,187
Physical Purchases ?2010$13,814,000$19,869,104
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$301,720$433,974
Total Revenues2010$24,052,871$34,595,989
Expenses
Budget ?2010$20,000,000$28,766,620
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$603,000 (est)$867,314 (est)
Participations2010$481,000$691,837
Residuals ?2010$1,621,000$2,331,535
Interest & Overhead2010$4,000,000$5,753,324
Total Expenses2010$26,705,000$38,410,629
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$-2,652,129$-3,814,639

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