What Women Want

2000 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Promiscuous Character, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural, Womanizer

Synopsis

A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

Scores

Overall Score
88.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.0%
Review Aggregate
56.8

Critic Consensus

53.6% Fresh • 97 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 54% of 97 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfunnylightheartedthin plotcharacter-drivensatiricalemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mel Gibson2000$5,477,000$9,977,000(est)
Helen Hunt2000$3,371,000$6,142,000(est)
Marisa Tomei2000$2,538,000$4,624,000(est)
Lauren Holly2000$2,075,000$3,781,000(est)
Mark Feuerstein2000$1,775,000$3,234,000(est)
Alan Alda2000$1,563,000$2,847,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count123
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes233,320

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$182,811,710$333,031,569
International2000$191,300,000$348,494,849
Worldwide2000$374,111,700$681,526,400

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 Revenue2000$167,925,855$305,913,724
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$32,824,000$59,796,105
Physical Purchases ?2000$43,777,000$79,749,394
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$51,187,279$93,248,839
Total Revenues2000$295,714,134$538,708,062
Expenses
Budget ?2000$70,000,000$127,520,331
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$41,378,000 (est)$75,379,090 (est)
Participations2000$44,357,000$80,805,991
Residuals ?2000$8,116,000$14,785,072
Interest & Overhead2000$10,500,000$19,128,050
Total Expenses2000$174,351,000$317,618,533
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$121,363,134$221,089,529

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