My Life in Ruins

2009 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A disgruntled tour guide in Greece gains an unexpected new outlook on life thanks to one of the people on what she intends to be her last tour.

Scores

Overall Score
68.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.5%
Review Aggregate
34.1

Critic Consensus

9.6% Fresh • 125 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 125 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotfunnylightheartedchristmasgrittytragicrealisticstylizedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nia Vardalos2009$856,000$1,252,000(est)
Richard Dreyfuss2009$527,000$771,000(est)
María Adánez2009$397,000$580,000(est)
Sheila Bernette2009$324,000$474,000(est)
María Botto2009$278,000$406,000(est)
Rachel Dratch2009$244,000$357,000(est)
Alexis Georgoulis2009$219,000$321,000(est)
Ralph Nossek2009$200,000$292,000(est)
Bernice Stegers2009$184,000$269,000(est)
Harland Williams2009$171,000$250,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count125
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes21,322

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$8,665,206$12,672,611
International2009$11,790,276$17,242,935
Worldwide2009$20,455,482$29,915,546

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 Revenue2009$9,048,713$13,233,480
Digital Rentals ?2009$2,556,000$3,738,076
Digital Purchases ?2009$820,000$1,199,226
Physical Rentals ?2009$10,441,000$15,269,658
Physical Purchases ?2009$22,310,000$32,627,725
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$2,079,649$3,041,427
Total Revenues2009$47,255,363$69,109,591
Expenses
Budget ?2009$17,000,000$24,862,005
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$8,829,000 (est)$12,912,155 (est)
Participations2009$1,890,000$2,764,070
Residuals ?2009$2,649,000$3,874,085
Interest & Overhead2009$3,400,000$4,972,401
Total Expenses2009$33,768,000$49,384,716
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$13,487,363$19,724,875

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