The Man

2005 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Buddy Comedy

Synopsis

Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fiddler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vann's way.

Scores

Overall Score
61.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.1%
Review Aggregate
32.9

Critic Consensus

12.9% Fresh • 93 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 13% of 93 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotemotionalgrittycharacter-drivenchristmassuspensefulvisually strikingupliftinglighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Samuel L. Jackson2005$1,304,000$2,095,000(est)
Eugene Levy2005$803,000$1,289,000(est)
Miguel Ferrer2005$604,000$971,000(est)
Luke Goss2005$494,000$794,000(est)
Anthony Mackie2005$423,000$679,000(est)
Susie Essman2005$372,000$598,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count100
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes27,339

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$8,330,720$13,381,192
International2005$5,154,425$8,279,279
Worldwide2005$13,485,145$21,660,471

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 Revenue2005$6,227,130$10,002,308
Digital Rentals ?2005$231,000$371,043
Digital Purchases ?2005$36,000$57,825
Physical Rentals ?2005$12,884,000$20,694,884
Physical Purchases ?2005$30,931,000$49,682,820
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$1,999,373$3,211,486
Total Revenues2005$52,308,503$84,020,365
Expenses
Budget ?2005$20,000,000$32,124,936
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$8,992,000 (est)$14,443,371 (est)
Participations2005$2,092,000$3,360,268
Residuals ?2005$3,341,000$5,366,471
Interest & Overhead2005$4,000,000$6,424,987
Total Expenses2005$38,425,000$61,720,033
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$13,883,503$22,300,332

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