Miss Congeniality

2000 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Cinderella Complex, Heroine

Synopsis

Gracie Hart, a tomboyish detective, is forced to infiltrate the Miss United States beauty pageant as a contestant after her department learns that the event is under threat from an anonymous bomber.

Scores

Overall Score
86.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.5%
Review Aggregate
56.3

Critic Consensus

42.6% Fresh • 108 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 108 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, christmas. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnylightheartedchristmascoming of agerealisticvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivensuspensefulsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock2000$17,500,000 source$31,880,081reported
Michael Caine2000$2,167,000$3,948,000(est)
Benjamin Bratt2000$1,632,000$2,973,000(est)
Candice Bergen2000$1,334,000$2,430,000(est)
William Shatner2000$1,141,000$2,079,000(est)
Ernie Hudson2000$1,004,000$1,830,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes242,770

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$106,807,667$194,573,549
International2000$105,935,053$192,983,892
Worldwide2000$212,742,720$387,557,441

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 Revenue2000$95,777,855$174,480,331
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$31,059,000$56,580,768
Physical Purchases ?2000$41,423,000$75,461,063
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$29,906,147$54,480,594
Total Revenues2000$198,166,001$361,002,756
Expenses
Budget ?2000$45,000,000$81,977,352
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$37,155,000 (est)$67,685,967 (est)
Participations2000$29,725,000$54,150,595
Residuals ?2000$6,790,000$12,369,472
Interest & Overhead2000$7,650,000$13,936,150
Total Expenses2000$126,320,000$230,119,535
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$71,846,001$130,883,221

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