The Wendell Baker Story

2007 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.

Scores

Overall Score
42.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.6%
Review Aggregate
43.8

Critic Consensus

42.5% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 42% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotlightheartedfunnyfamily-friendlydarkvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Luke Wilson2007$360,000$545,000(est)
Eva Mendes2007$222,000$335,000(est)
Owen Wilson2007$167,000$252,000(est)
Eddie Griffin2007$136,000$206,000(est)
Kris Kristofferson2007$117,000$177,000(est)
Harry Dean Stanton2007$103,000$155,000(est)
Seymour Cassel2007$92,000$139,000(est)
Will Ferrell2007$84,000$127,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes6,221

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$127,414$192,811
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$127,414$192,811

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$63,707$96,406
Digital Rentals ?2007$319,000$482,732
Digital Purchases ?2007$119,000$180,079
Physical Rentals ?2007$5,486,000$8,301,776
Physical Purchases ?2007$12,326,000$18,652,514
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$63,707$96,406
Total Revenues2007$18,377,414$27,809,912
Expenses
Budget ?2007$8,000,000$12,106,126
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$102,000 (est)$154,353 (est)
Participations2007$735,000$1,112,250
Residuals ?2007$1,329,000$2,011,130
Interest & Overhead2007$1,600,000$2,421,225
Total Expenses2007$11,766,000$17,805,085
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$6,611,414$10,004,827

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