My Best Friend's Girl

2008 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

Scores

Overall Score
68.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.8%
Review Aggregate
36.2

Critic Consensus

14.8% Fresh • 54 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 15% of 54 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfunnythin plotemotionallightheartedfamily-friendlygrittycoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dane Cook2008$1,438,000$2,095,000(est)
Kate Hudson2008$7,000,000 source$10,199,257reported
Jason Biggs2008$666,000$971,000(est)
Lizzy Caplan2008$545,000$794,000(est)
Alec Baldwin2008$466,000$679,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes47,643

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$19,219,250$28,003,152
International2008$22,405,437$32,645,544
Worldwide2008$41,624,687$60,648,696

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$18,571,800$27,059,794
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,413,000$2,058,793
Digital Purchases ?2008$504,000$734,346
Physical Rentals ?2008$11,709,000$17,060,443
Physical Purchases ?2008$24,260,000$35,347,710
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$4,612,620$6,720,757
Total Revenues2008$61,070,420$88,981,843
Expenses
Budget ?2008$20,000,000$29,140,734
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$21,344,000 (est)$31,098,991 (est)
Participations2008$2,443,000$3,559,541
Residuals ?2008$2,949,000$4,296,801
Interest & Overhead2008$4,000,000$5,828,147
Total Expenses2008$50,736,000$73,924,214
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$10,334,420$15,057,629

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