Proof

2005 | Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.

Scores

Overall Score
69.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Review Aggregate
62.2

Critic Consensus

61.7% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 141 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlysuspensefullightheartedvisually strikingromanticupliftinghistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gwyneth Paltrow2005$1,627,000$2,614,000(est)
Anthony Hopkins2005$1,002,000$1,609,000(est)
Jake Gyllenhaal2005$754,000$1,211,000(est)
Hope Davis2005$617,000$991,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count142
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes47,197

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$7,535,331$12,103,602
International2005$6,654,529$10,688,816
Worldwide2005$14,189,860$22,792,418

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 Revenue2005$6,429,477$10,327,327
Digital Rentals ?2005$232,000$372,649
Digital Purchases ?2005$36,000$57,825
Physical Rentals ?2005$12,952,000$20,804,109
Physical Purchases ?2005$31,095,000$49,946,246
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$1,808,479$2,904,864
Total Revenues2005$52,552,957$84,413,021
Expenses
Budget ?2005$20,000,000$32,124,937
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$7,658,000 (est)$12,300,638 (est)
Participations2005$2,102,000$3,376,331
Residuals ?2005$3,349,000$5,379,321
Interest & Overhead2005$4,000,000$6,424,987
Total Expenses2005$37,109,000$59,606,215
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$15,443,957$24,806,807

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