The Break-Up

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment as each tries to keep their luxurious condo from the other.

Scores

Overall Score
84.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.1%
Review Aggregate
44.2

Critic Consensus

34.6% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 35% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticthin plotfunnyrealisticdarktragicemotionalmacabrecharacter-drivenlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vince Vaughn2006$3,143,000$4,890,000(est)
Jennifer Aniston2006$8,000,000 source$12,448,413reported
Joey Lauren Adams2006$1,457,000$2,266,000(est)
Ann-Margret2006$1,191,000$1,853,000(est)
Judy Davis2006$1,019,000$1,585,000(est)
Vincent D'Onofrio2006$897,000$1,395,000(est)
Jon Favreau2006$805,000$1,252,000(est)
Cole Hauser2006$733,000$1,141,000(est)
John Michael Higgins2006$675,000$1,050,000(est)
Justin Long2006$627,000$976,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count193
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes143,219

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$118,703,275$184,708,419
International2006$86,964,935$135,321,925
Worldwide2006$205,668,210$320,030,345

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 Revenue2006$94,137,612$146,482,980
Digital Rentals ?2006$574,000$893,174
Digital Purchases ?2006$177,000$275,421
Physical Rentals ?2006$18,154,000$28,248,561
Physical Purchases ?2006$42,820,000$66,630,129
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$33,236,917$51,718,357
Total Revenues2006$189,099,528$294,248,621
Expenses
Budget ?2006$52,000,000$80,914,683
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$37,944,000 (est)$59,042,821 (est)
Participations2006$15,128,000$23,539,948
Residuals ?2006$6,129,000$9,537,040
Interest & Overhead2006$7,800,000$12,137,202
Total Expenses2006$119,001,000$185,171,695
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$70,098,528$109,076,927

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