The Valet

2007 | Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO's marriage.

Scores

Overall Score
64.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.1%
Review Aggregate
68.3

Critic Consensus

69.2% Fresh • 78 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 78 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotlightheartedromanticcharacter-drivengrittyuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gad Elmaleh2007$1,703,000$2,577,000(est)
Alice Taglioni2007$1,048,000$1,586,000(est)
Daniel Auteuil2007$789,000$1,194,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas2007$645,000$977,000(est)
Richard Berry2007$552,000$835,000(est)
Virginie Ledoyen2007$486,000$735,000(est)
Dany Boon2007$436,000$660,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count81
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes11,341

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$1,926,800$2,915,761
International2007$27,487,752$41,596,275
Worldwide2007$29,414,552$44,512,036

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 Revenue2007$11,958,501$18,096,390
Digital Rentals ?2007$537,000$812,624
Digital Purchases ?2007$200,000$302,653
Physical Rentals ?2007$9,237,000$13,978,036
Physical Purchases ?2007$20,757,000$31,410,859
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$770,720$1,166,304
Total Revenues2007$43,460,221$65,766,866
Expenses
Budget ?2007$28,300,000$42,825,423
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$6,687,000 (est)$10,119,209 (est)
Participations2007$1,738,000$2,630,056
Residuals ?2007$2,276,000$3,444,193
Interest & Overhead2007$4,811,000$7,280,322
Total Expenses2007$43,812,000$66,299,202
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-351,779$-532,335

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