Wanderlust

2012 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.

Scores

Overall Score
73.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.9%
Review Aggregate
50.9

Critic Consensus

59.1% Fresh • 142 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 142 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysatiricalstylizedcharacter-driventhought-provokingcoming of agegrittyemotionallightheartedfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Paul Rudd2012$2,106,000$2,878,000(est)
Jennifer Aniston2012$1,297,000$1,771,000(est)
Justin Theroux2012$976,000$1,334,000(est)
Malin Åkerman2012$798,000$1,090,000(est)
Kathryn Hahn2012$683,000$933,000(est)
Lauren Ambrose2012$601,000$821,000(est)
Alan Alda2012$539,000$737,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count144
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes82,334

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$17,450,535$23,842,477
International2012$6,362,281$8,692,716
Worldwide2012$23,812,816$32,535,193

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 Revenue2012$11,270,180$15,398,325
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,025,000$5,499,314
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,809,000$2,471,617
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,379,000$8,715,559
Physical Purchases ?2012$15,759,000$21,531,351
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$4,188,128$5,722,195
Total Revenues2012$43,430,308$59,338,361
Expenses
Budget ?2012$35,000,000$47,820,122
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$14,674,000 (est)$20,048,928 (est)
Participations2012$869,000$1,187,305
Residuals ?2012$2,049,000$2,799,527
Interest & Overhead2012$5,950,000$8,129,421
Total Expenses2012$58,542,000$79,985,302
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-15,111,692$-20,646,941

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