Waking Up in Reno

2002 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A romantic comedy about two trashy couples travelling to Reno to see a monster truck show.

Scores

Overall Score
38.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.1%
Review Aggregate
29.0

Critic Consensus

12.5% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotromanticchristmasemotionalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Billy Bob Thornton2002$5,000$9,000(est)
Charlize Theron2002$3,000$6,000(est)
Patrick Swayze2002$2,000$4,000(est)
Natasha Richardson2002$2,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score11.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes6,457

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$267,109$465,770
International2002$107,203$186,935
Worldwide2002$374,312$652,705

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 Revenue2002$176,436$307,659
Digital Rentals ?2002$6,000$10,462
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$6,566,000$11,449,440
Physical Purchases ?2002$12,242,000$21,346,945
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$120,199$209,597
Total Revenues2002$19,110,635$33,324,103
Expenses
Budget ?2002$412,000 (est)$718,424 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$299,000 (est)$521,380 (est)
Participations2002$764,000$1,332,222
Residuals ?2002$1,389,000$2,422,064
Interest & Overhead2002$82,400$143,685
Total Expenses2002$2,946,400$5,137,775
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$16,164,235$28,186,328

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