The Stroller Strategy

2013 | Comedy, Father, Fish out of Water, Foreign Language, Male Character

Synopsis

Parisian Thomas Platz is suddenly made the guardian of a baby - then pretends to be its real father in order to win back Marie, the girlfriend who dumped him a year before. Stuck between staying a man-child forever, and proving he is ready to take the next steps of marriage and family with the love of his life, Thomas goes on an unexpectedly hilarious adventure getting the girl of his dreams to believe he has changed.

Scores

Overall Score
34.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.2%
Review Aggregate
27.2

Critic Consensus

7.7% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 8% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Raphaël Personnaz2013$288,000$387,000(est)
Charlotte Le Bon2013$177,000$238,000(est)
Jérôme Commandeur2013$133,000$179,000(est)
Camélia Jordana2013$109,000$147,000(est)
Julie Ferrier2013$93,000$125,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score8.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes965

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$3,462$4,661
International2013$2,397,829$3,228,322
Worldwide2013$2,401,291$3,232,983

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 Revenue2013$960,863$1,293,659
Digital Rentals ?2013$108,000$145,406
Digital Purchases ?2013$65,000$87,513
Physical Rentals ?2013$140,000$188,489
Physical Purchases ?2013$362,000$487,379
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$1,500,000$2,019,528
Total Revenues2013$3,135,863$4,221,975
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,000,000$6,731,760
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$601,000 (est)$809,158 (est)
Participations2013$63,000$84,820
Residuals ?2013$111,000$149,445
Interest & Overhead2013$1,000,000$1,346,352
Total Expenses2013$6,775,000$9,121,534
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-3,639,137$-4,899,560

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