Synopsis
Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis to hire a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.
Scores
Overall Score
72.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.6%
Review Aggregate
43.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
romanticthin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedscarydarkvisually strikingstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Messing | 2005 | $1,078,000 | $1,732,000 | (est) |
| Dermot Mulroney | 2005 | $664,000 | $1,066,000 | (est) |
| Amy Adams | 2005 | $500,000 | $803,000 | (est) |
| Peter Egan | 2005 | $409,000 | $656,000 | (est) |
| Holland Taylor | 2005 | $350,000 | $561,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count139
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes58,310
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $31,726,996 | $50,961,384 |
| International | 2005 | $15,369,211 | $24,686,745 |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $47,096,208 | $75,648,130 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2005 | $22,011,182 | $35,355,390 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $289,000 | $464,205 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $45,000 | $72,281 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $16,136,000 | $25,918,397 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $38,739,000 | $62,224,392 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $7,931,749 | $12,740,346 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $85,151,931 | $136,775,011 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2005 | $15,000,000 | $24,093,701 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2005 | $17,108,000 (est) | $27,479,669 (est) |
| Participations | 2005 | $6,812,000 | $10,941,753 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $4,447,000 | $7,142,979 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $3,000,000 | $4,818,740 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $46,367,000 | $74,476,842 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $38,784,931 | $62,298,169 |
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