The Lookout

2007 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Heist

Synopsis

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

Scores

Overall Score
69.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.7%
Review Aggregate
78.0

Critic Consensus

86.6% Fresh • 164 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 164 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, noir. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivensuspensefulnoiremotionalpsychologicalgrittyfunnydarkromanticcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt2007$1,150,000$1,741,000(est)
Jeff Daniels2007$708,000$1,071,000(est)
Matthew Goode2007$533,000$807,000(est)
Bruce McGill2007$436,000$660,000(est)
Isla Fisher2007$373,000$564,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes61,518

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$4,600,585$6,961,908
International2007$770,596$1,166,117
Worldwide2007$5,371,181$8,128,024

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 Revenue2007$2,608,531$3,947,401
Digital Rentals ?2007$633,000$957,897
Digital Purchases ?2007$236,000$357,131
Physical Rentals ?2007$10,892,000$16,482,491
Physical Purchases ?2007$24,474,000$37,035,667
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$1,840,234$2,784,763
Total Revenues2007$40,683,765$61,565,350
Expenses
Budget ?2007$16,000,000$24,212,253
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$5,103,000 (est)$7,722,195 (est)
Participations2007$1,627,000$2,462,083
Residuals ?2007$2,730,000$4,131,216
Interest & Overhead2007$3,200,000$4,842,451
Total Expenses2007$28,660,000$43,370,198
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$12,023,765$18,195,152

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