The Ugly Truth

2009 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An uptight television producer takes control of a morning show segment on modern relationships hosted by a misogynistic man.

Scores

Overall Score
83.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.0%
Review Aggregate
42.6

Critic Consensus

14.4% Fresh • 167 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 167 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotfunnyuneven tonepoliticalstylizedsuspensefulemotionalcharacter-drivendark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Katherine Heigl2009$6,000,000 source$8,774,825reported
Gerard Butler2009$1,408,000$2,059,000(est)
Eric Winter2009$1,060,000$1,550,000(est)
John Michael Higgins2009$867,000$1,267,000(est)
Nick Searcy2009$741,000$1,084,000(est)
Kevin Connolly2009$652,000$954,000(est)
Cheryl Hines2009$586,000$857,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count173
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes238,194

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$88,915,216$130,035,915
International2009$116,383,696$170,207,768
Worldwide2009$205,298,910$300,243,680

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$91,011,086$133,101,065
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,710,000$5,425,767
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,190,000$1,740,340
Physical Rentals ?2009$15,150,000$22,156,434
Physical Purchases ?2009$32,373,000$47,344,570
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$22,228,804$32,508,979
Total Revenues2009$165,662,890$242,277,155
Expenses
Budget ?2009$38,000,000$55,573,894
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$36,275,000 (est)$53,051,132 (est)
Participations2009$13,253,000$19,382,127
Residuals ?2009$4,770,000$6,975,986
Interest & Overhead2009$6,460,000$9,447,562
Total Expenses2009$98,758,000$144,430,700
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$66,904,890$97,846,455

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