What Men Want

2019 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Adaptation, Remake, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural

Synopsis

A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.

Scores

Overall Score
75.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.6%
Review Aggregate
43.9

Critic Consensus

40.9% Fresh • 149 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 149 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotromanticlightheartedthought-provokingrealisticpoliticalstylizedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Taraji P. Henson2019$1,438,000$1,764,000(est)
Aldis Hodge2019$885,000$1,086,000(est)
Richard Roundtree2019$666,000$817,000(est)
Wendi McLendon-Covey2019$545,000$668,000(est)
Tracy Morgan2019$466,000$572,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count149
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes33,930

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$54,611,904$66,999,425
International2019$17,604,392$21,597,565
Worldwide2019$72,216,296$88,596,990

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 Revenue2019$34,347,709$42,138,739
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,651,000$5,705,978
Digital Purchases ?2019$5,554,000$6,813,804
Physical Rentals ?2019$2,104,000$2,581,247
Physical Purchases ?2019$6,056,000$7,429,672
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$13,652,976$16,749,856
Total Revenues2019$66,365,685$81,419,295
Expenses
Budget ?2019$20,000,000$24,536,564
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$25,000,000 (est)$30,670,706 (est)
Participations2019$2,655,000$3,257,229
Residuals ?2019$1,553,000$1,905,264
Interest & Overhead2019$4,000,000$4,907,313
Total Expenses2019$53,208,000$65,277,076
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$13,157,685$16,142,219

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