The Back-up Plan

2010 | Comedy, Romance, Pregnancy, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.

Scores

Overall Score
72.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.0%
Review Aggregate
36.5

Critic Consensus

18.4% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 141 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 plotfunnysuspensefullightheartedstylizedgrittyrealisticemotionalscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Lopez2010$2,516,000$3,619,000(est)
Alex O'Loughlin2010$1,549,000$2,228,000(est)
Eric Christian Olsen2010$1,166,000$1,677,000(est)
Anthony Anderson2010$953,000$1,371,000(est)
Linda Lavin2010$816,000$1,173,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes54,266

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$37,490,007$53,923,041
International2010$39,987,001$57,514,545
Worldwide2010$77,477,008$111,437,586

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 Revenue2010$34,739,804$49,967,338
Digital Rentals ?2010$4,555,000$6,551,598
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,328,000$1,910,104
Physical Rentals ?2010$10,693,000$15,380,074
Physical Purchases ?2010$23,954,000$34,453,782
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$9,372,502$13,480,760
Total Revenues2010$84,642,306$121,743,656
Expenses
Budget ?2010$35,000,000$50,341,586
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$19,846,000 (est)$28,545,118 (est)
Participations2010$3,386,000$4,870,189
Residuals ?2010$3,243,000$4,664,508
Interest & Overhead2010$5,950,000$8,558,070
Total Expenses2010$67,425,000$96,979,470
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$17,217,306$24,764,185

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