The Five-Year Engagement

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Wedding

Synopsis

One year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.

Scores

Overall Score
83.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.5%
Review Aggregate
59.0

Critic Consensus

63.8% Fresh • 177 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 177 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyromanticthin plotlightheartedrealisticgrittycharacter-drivenemotionaldarkhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Segel2012$2,157,000$2,947,000(est)
Emily Blunt2012$1,328,000$1,814,000(est)
Rhys Ifans2012$1,000,000$1,366,000(est)
Chris Pratt2012$817,000$1,117,000(est)
Alison Brie2012$699,000$955,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count177
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes104,475

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$28,835,528$39,397,670
International2012$25,333,836$34,613,346
Worldwide2012$54,169,364$74,011,016

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 Revenue2012$24,551,298$33,544,173
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,367,000$5,966,585
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,963,000$2,682,026
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,922,000$9,457,454
Physical Purchases ?2012$17,101,000$23,364,911
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$6,920,527$9,455,441
Total Revenues2012$61,824,825$84,470,590
Expenses
Budget ?2012$30,000,000$40,988,675
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$29,979,000 (est)$40,959,983 (est)
Participations2012$1,236,000$1,688,733
Residuals ?2012$2,339,000$3,195,750
Interest & Overhead2012$5,100,000$6,968,075
Total Expenses2012$68,654,000$93,801,217
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-6,829,175$-9,330,628

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