What Women Want

2011 | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Foreign Language, Remake, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Scores

Overall Score
41.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.3%
Review Aggregate
39.8

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andy Lau2011$495,000$691,000(est)
Gong Li2011$305,000$425,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,443

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$123,526$172,299
International2011$11,714,651$16,340,089
Worldwide2011$11,838,177$16,512,388

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 Revenue2011$4,747,623$6,622,185
Digital Rentals ?2011$1,519,000$2,118,765
Digital Purchases ?2011$488,000$680,683
Physical Rentals ?2011$2,779,000$3,876,266
Physical Purchases ?2011$6,626,000$9,242,224
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$61,763$86,150
Total Revenues2011$16,221,386$22,626,273
Expenses
Budget ?2011$5,000,000$6,974,211
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$2,532,000 (est)$3,531,740 (est)
Participations2011$649,000$905,253
Residuals ?2011$770,000$1,074,028
Interest & Overhead2011$1,000,000$1,394,842
Total Expenses2011$9,951,000$13,880,074
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$6,270,386$8,746,199

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