Tower Heist

2011 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Buddy Comedy, Caper, Heist

Synopsis

When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.

Scores

Overall Score
83.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Review Aggregate
59.1

Critic Consensus

67.5% Fresh • 194 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 68% of 194 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotsuspensefulgrittychristmasstylizednoircoming of agecharacter-drivenfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Stiller2011$15,000,000 source$20,922,633reported
Eddie Murphy2011$7,500,000 source$10,461,316reported
Casey Affleck2011$2,212,000$3,085,000(est)
Alan Alda2011$1,808,000$2,523,000(est)
Matthew Broderick2011$1,547,000$2,158,000(est)
Judd Hirsch2011$1,362,000$1,899,000(est)
Téa Leoni2011$1,222,000$1,705,000(est)
Michael Peña2011$1,113,000$1,553,000(est)
Gabourey Sidibe2011$1,025,000$1,430,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count195
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes155,248

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$78,046,570$108,862,648
International2011$74,884,056$104,451,440
Worldwide2011$152,930,620$213,314,080

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 Revenue2011$68,976,907$96,211,900
Digital Rentals ?2011$5,063,000$7,062,086
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,627,000$2,269,408
Physical Rentals ?2011$9,263,000$12,920,423
Physical Purchases ?2011$22,089,000$30,810,669
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$19,511,642$27,215,662
Total Revenues2011$126,530,550$176,490,149
Expenses
Budget ?2011$75,000,000$104,613,164
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$39,379,000 (est)$54,927,490 (est)
Participations2011$2,531,000$3,530,346
Residuals ?2011$3,514,000$4,901,475
Interest & Overhead2011$11,250,000$15,691,975
Total Expenses2011$131,674,000$183,664,450
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-5,143,450$-7,174,301

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