The Pacifier

2005 | Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Father, Fish out of Water, Male Character

Synopsis

Having recovered from wounds received in a failed rescue operation, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.

Scores

Overall Score
83.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.3%
Review Aggregate
42.7

Critic Consensus

21.6% Fresh • 125 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 22% of 125 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnylightheartedaction-packedcoming of agemacabreemotionalsatiricalsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vin Diesel2005$4,044,000$6,496,000(est)
Lauren Graham2005$2,489,000$3,998,000(est)
Faith Ford2005$1,874,000$3,010,000(est)
Brittany Snow2005$1,532,000$2,461,000(est)
Max Thieriot2005$1,311,000$2,105,000(est)
Carol Kane2005$1,154,000$1,853,000(est)
Brad Garrett2005$1,036,000$1,664,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count127
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes104,973

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$113,086,864$181,645,424
International2005$85,550,000$137,414,422
Worldwide2005$198,636,860$319,059,840

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$90,763,432$145,788,481
Digital Rentals ?2005$362,000$581,461
Digital Purchases ?2005$56,000$89,950
Physical Rentals ?2005$20,172,000$32,401,212
Physical Purchases ?2005$48,426,000$77,784,112
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$31,664,322$50,860,719
Total Revenues2005$191,443,754$307,505,936
Expenses
Budget ?2005$56,000,000$89,949,826
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$45,729,000 (est)$73,452,064 (est)
Participations2005$15,316,000$24,601,277
Residuals ?2005$6,605,000$10,609,261
Interest & Overhead2005$8,400,000$13,492,474
Total Expenses2005$132,050,000$212,104,903
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$59,393,754$95,401,033

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