The Hangover

2009 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, USA

Synopsis

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They must make their way around the city in order to find their friend in time for his wedding.

Scores

Overall Score
95.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.1%
Review Aggregate
80.2

Critic Consensus

78.5% Fresh • 233 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 233 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedcharacter-drivenromanticfamily-friendlystylizeddarkvisually strikingemotionalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bradley Cooper2009$600,000 source$877,483reported
Ed Helms2009$1,405,000$2,054,000(est)
Zach Galifianakis2009$1,058,000$1,547,000(est)
Heather Graham2009$865,000$1,265,000(est)
Justin Bartha2009$1,000,000 source$1,462,471reported
Jeffrey Tambor2009$651,000$952,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count238
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes901,580

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$277,322,500$405,576,105
International2009$191,490,290$280,048,990
Worldwide2009$468,812,930$685,625,300

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 Revenue2009$215,257,366$314,807,649
Digital Rentals ?2009$4,087,000$5,977,119
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,311,000$1,917,299
Physical Rentals ?2009$16,693,000$24,413,028
Physical Purchases ?2009$35,671,000$52,167,802
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$97,062,875$141,951,637
Total Revenues2009$370,082,241$541,234,534
Expenses
Budget ?2009$35,000,000$51,186,484
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$43,750,000 (est)$63,983,105 (est)
Participations2009$55,512,000$81,184,688
Residuals ?2009$8,740,000$12,781,996
Interest & Overhead2009$5,950,000$8,701,702
Total Expenses2009$148,952,000$217,837,976
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$221,130,241$323,396,558

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