Whatever It Takes

2000 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, High School, Romantic Comedy, School, Teenager

Synopsis

A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.

Scores

Overall Score
56.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.4%
Review Aggregate
35.5

Critic Consensus

9.8% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, romantic, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of ageromanticthin plotlightheartedfunnystylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shane West2000$2,604,000$4,743,000(est)
Marla Sokoloff2000$1,603,000$2,920,000(est)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe2000$1,207,000$2,198,000(est)
James Franco2000$987,000$1,797,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes12,752

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$8,745,680$15,932,171
International2000$1,156,435$2,106,699
Worldwide2000$9,902,115$18,038,870

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$4,835,414$8,808,765
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$16,378,000$29,836,112
Physical Purchases ?2000$21,843,000$39,791,806
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$2,098,963$3,823,721
Total Revenues2000$45,155,377$82,260,404
Expenses
Budget ?2000$32,000,000$58,295,005
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$8,248,000 (est)$15,025,537 (est)
Participations2000$903,000$1,645,012
Residuals ?2000$2,920,000$5,319,419
Interest & Overhead2000$5,440,000$9,910,151
Total Expenses2000$49,511,000$90,195,124
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-4,355,623$-7,934,720

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