What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Pregnancy, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Follows the lives of five interconnected couples as they experience the thrills and surprises of having a baby and realize that no matter what you plan for, life does not always deliver what is expected.

Scores

Overall Score
77.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.1%
Review Aggregate
39.9

Critic Consensus

22.7% Fresh • 132 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 132 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotcharacter-drivenuneven tonefamily-friendlychristmasgrittystylizedlightheartedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cameron Diaz2012$2,417,000$3,303,000(est)
Jennifer Lopez2012$1,488,000$2,033,000(est)
Elizabeth Banks2012$1,120,000$1,531,000(est)
Chace Crawford2012$916,000$1,252,000(est)
Brooklyn Decker2012$784,000$1,071,000(est)
Anna Kendrick2012$690,000$942,000(est)
Matthew Morrison2012$619,000$846,000(est)
Dennis Quaid2012$564,000$770,000(est)
Chris Rock2012$519,000$709,000(est)
Rodrigo Santoro2012$482,000$659,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count132
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes77,402

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$41,152,203$56,225,810
International2012$43,231,799$59,067,140
Worldwide2012$84,384,002$115,292,950

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$37,868,821$51,739,761
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,430,000$6,052,661
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,991,000$2,720,282
Physical Rentals ?2012$7,021,000$9,592,716
Physical Purchases ?2012$17,345,000$23,698,286
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$10,288,051$14,056,453
Total Revenues2012$78,943,872$107,860,159
Expenses
Budget ?2012$40,000,000$54,651,568
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$27,746,000 (est)$37,909,060 (est)
Participations2012$3,158,000$4,314,741
Residuals ?2012$2,529,000$3,455,345
Interest & Overhead2012$6,800,000$9,290,767
Total Expenses2012$80,233,000$109,621,481
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-1,289,128$-1,761,322

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