The Cooler

2003 | Drama, Romance, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, USA

Synopsis

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.

Scores

Overall Score
68.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.7%
Review Aggregate
72.6

Critic Consensus

77.2% Fresh • 158 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 158 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenromanticgrittylightheartedfunnyvisually strikingnoircoming of agerealisticdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
William H. Macy2003$193,000$328,000(est)
Maria Bello2003$119,000$202,000(est)
Shawn Hatosy2003$89,000$152,000(est)
Ron Livingston2003$73,000$124,000(est)
Estella Warren2003$62,000$106,000(est)
Paul Sorvino2003$55,000$94,000(est)
Alec Baldwin2003$1,500,000 source$2,557,337reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count174
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes36,698

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$8,291,572$14,136,229
International2003$2,173,216$3,705,097
Worldwide2003$10,464,788$17,841,326

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 Revenue2003$5,015,072$8,550,153
Digital Rentals ?2003$77,000$131,277
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$15,184,000$25,887,069
Physical Purchases ?2003$27,701,000$47,227,194
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$1,989,977$3,392,695
Total Revenues2003$49,967,050$85,188,388
Expenses
Budget ?2003$4,000,000$6,819,565
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$5,000,000 (est)$8,524,456 (est)
Participations2003$3,997,000$6,814,451
Residuals ?2003$3,264,000$5,564,765
Interest & Overhead2003$800,000$1,363,913
Total Expenses2003$17,061,000$29,087,150
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$32,906,050$56,101,238

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