Synopsis
On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.0%
Critic Consensus
9.1% Fresh • 11 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 9% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
visually strikingromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score7.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes215
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $5,925 | $8,665 |
| International | 2009 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $5,925 | $8,665 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2009 | $2,962 | $4,333 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $80,000 | $116,998 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $26,000 | $38,024 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $327,000 | $478,228 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $698,000 | $1,020,805 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $1,800,000 | $2,632,448 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $2,933,962 | $4,290,835 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2009 | $6,000,000 | $8,774,825 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $80,000 (est) | $116,998 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $59,000 | $86,286 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $157,000 | $229,608 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $1,200,000 | $1,754,965 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $7,496,000 | $10,962,682 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $-4,562,038 | $-6,671,847 |
Similar Movies
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|---|
 | Aladdin | 1992 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $232,328,117 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.5 | $142,339,086 |
 | Good Will Hunting | 1997 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.0 | $138,545,801 |
 | Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | Shared genres: 1 | 96.5 | $176,939,618 |
 | Forrest Gump | 1994 | Shared genres: 1 | 96.5 | $191,619,469 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $650,000, BluRay $48,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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