The Proposal

2009 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

When New York editor Margaret faces deportation, she convinces her assistant Andrew to marry her in return for a promotion. However, when she visits his hometown, it changes her in many ways.

Scores

Overall Score
88.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.2%
Review Aggregate
58.8

Critic Consensus

45.2% Fresh • 188 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 45% of 188 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticthin plotfunnylightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendlyvisually strikingrealisticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock2009$56,000,000 source$81,898,368reported
Ryan Reynolds2009$1,927,000$2,818,000(est)
Malin Åkerman2009$1,450,000$2,121,000(est)
Craig T. Nelson2009$1,186,000$1,734,000(est)
Mary Steenburgen2009$1,014,000$1,484,000(est)
Betty White2009$893,000$1,306,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count191
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes385,858

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$163,958,031$239,783,843
International2009$153,417,000$224,367,892
Worldwide2009$317,375,031$464,151,735

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$143,345,816$209,639,078
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,953,000$5,781,147
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,267,000$1,852,951
Physical Rentals ?2009$16,143,000$23,608,667
Physical Purchases ?2009$34,494,000$50,446,470
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$45,908,249$67,139,476
Total Revenues2009$245,111,064$358,467,789
Expenses
Budget ?2009$40,000,000$58,498,834
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$50,000,000 (est)$73,123,543 (est)
Participations2009$36,767,000$53,770,666
Residuals ?2009$6,150,000$8,994,196
Interest & Overhead2009$6,800,000$9,944,802
Total Expenses2009$139,717,000$204,332,041
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$105,394,064$154,135,748

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