Why Him?

2016 | Comedy

Synopsis

A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.

Scores

Overall Score
80.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.3%
Review Aggregate
49.4

Critic Consensus

39.6% Fresh • 154 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 154 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, christmas. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotchristmaslightheartedfamily-friendlystylizedvisually strikingcharacter-drivenaction-packedromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Franco2016$2,287,000$2,989,000(est)
Bryan Cranston2016$1,408,000$1,840,000(est)
Megan Mullally2016$1,060,000$1,385,000(est)
Zoey Deutch2016$867,000$1,133,000(est)
Cedric the Entertainer2016$741,000$969,000(est)
Griffin Gluck2016$652,000$853,000(est)
Keegan-Michael Key2016$586,000$766,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count154
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes132,440

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$60,323,784$78,848,208
International2016$57,778,940$75,521,885
Worldwide2016$118,102,730$154,370,100

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 Revenue2016$53,273,468$69,632,858
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,447,000$5,812,599
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,533,000$5,925,008
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,904,000$5,102,853
Physical Purchases ?2016$11,017,000$14,400,136
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$15,080,946$19,712,052
Total Revenues2016$92,255,414$120,585,506
Expenses
Budget ?2016$38,000,000$49,669,163
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$33,069,000 (est)$43,223,936 (est)
Participations2016$3,690,000$4,823,137
Residuals ?2016$2,098,000$2,742,261
Interest & Overhead2016$6,460,000$8,443,758
Total Expenses2016$83,317,000$108,902,255
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$8,938,414$11,683,251

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