Second Act

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

Scores

Overall Score
76.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.6%
Review Aggregate
47.5

Critic Consensus

43.6% Fresh • 117 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 117 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotromanticfunnychristmasemotionalfamily-friendlystylizedlightheartedgrittymacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Lopez2018$1,150,000$1,437,000(est)
Leah Remini2018$708,000$885,000(est)
Vanessa Hudgens2018$533,000$666,000(est)
Treat Williams2018$436,000$545,000(est)
Milo Ventimiglia2018$373,000$466,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count117
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes31,762

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$39,282,228$49,075,411
International2018$33,000,000$41,227,004
Worldwide2018$72,282,224$90,302,410

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 Revenue2018$32,841,114$41,028,507
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,822,000$4,774,837
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,608,000$5,756,789
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,354,000$2,940,860
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,678,000$8,342,846
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$9,820,557$12,268,853
Total Revenues2018$60,123,671$75,112,691
Expenses
Budget ?2018$16,000,000$19,988,850
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$20,000,000 (est)$24,986,063 (est)
Participations2018$2,405,000$3,004,574
Residuals ?2018$1,381,000$1,725,288
Interest & Overhead2018$3,200,000$3,997,770
Total Expenses2018$42,986,000$53,702,545
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$17,137,671$21,410,146

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