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2003 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

A small-town woman tries to achieve her goal of becoming a flight attendant.

Scores

Overall Score
62.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.1%
Review Aggregate
30.3

Critic Consensus

14.2% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 113 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotlightheartedromanticcharacter-drivenuneven tonesatiricalthought-provokingvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gwyneth Paltrow2003$10,000,000 source$17,048,913reported
Christina Applegate2003$1,038,000$1,770,000(est)
Mark Ruffalo2003$782,000$1,333,000(est)
Candice Bergen2003$1,500,000 source$2,557,337reported
Joshua Malina2003$547,000$932,000(est)
Kelly Preston2003$481,000$821,000(est)
Rob Lowe2003$432,000$737,000(est)
Mike Myers2003$393,000$671,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score13.0
RT critic review count122
Rotten Tomatoes audience score34.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes29,793

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$15,614,000$26,620,173
International2003$3,912,014$6,669,559
Worldwide2003$19,526,014$33,289,731

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 Revenue2003$9,371,806$15,977,910
Digital Rentals ?2003$83,000$141,506
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$16,432,000$28,014,774
Physical Purchases ?2003$29,978,000$51,109,232
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$3,747,360$6,388,841
Total Revenues2003$59,612,166$101,632,263
Expenses
Budget ?2003$30,000,000$51,146,739
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$9,844,000 (est)$16,782,950 (est)
Participations2003$2,384,000$4,064,461
Residuals ?2003$3,609,000$6,152,953
Interest & Overhead2003$5,100,000$8,694,946
Total Expenses2003$50,937,000$86,842,048
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$8,675,166$14,790,214

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