The Back-up Plan (2010)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,490,007Details
International Box Office $37,791,172Details
Worldwide Box Office $75,281,179
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $13,776,691 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,173,636 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $14,950,327
Further financial details...

Synopsis

After years of dating, Zoe has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes a doctor's appointment and decides to go it alone. That same day, Zoe meets Stan - a man with real possibilities. Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive is the real pregnancy test.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,201,710 (32.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,280 opening theaters/3,280 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,222,086

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,455 $37,490,007
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $37,791,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,297 $75,281,179

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 2010 (Wide) by CBS Films
Video Release: August 24th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language
(Rating bulletin 2110 (Cert #45875), 3/3/2010)
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Unconventional Pregnancies, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CBS Films, Escape Artists
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2010 2 $12,201,710   3,280 $3,720   $12,201,710 1
Apr 30, 2010 4 $7,255,762 -41% 3,280 $2,212   $22,963,517 2
May 7, 2010 5 $5,033,471 -31% 3,003 $1,676   $30,103,940 3
May 14, 2010 8 $2,387,480 -53% 2,497 $956   $34,124,782 4
May 21, 2010 11 $942,930 -61% 1,079 $874   $35,919,707 5
May 28, 2010 18 $291,183 -69% 391 $745   $36,526,495 6
Jun 4, 2010 34 $95,610 -67% 153 $625   $36,793,658 7
Jun 11, 2010 37 $79,736 -17% 112 $712   $36,917,509 8
Jun 18, 2010 36 $93,266 +17% 166 $562   $37,050,581 9
Jun 25, 2010 31 $124,579 +34% 147 $847   $37,243,202 10
Jul 2, 2010 43 $51,721 -58% 97 $533   $37,358,505 11
Jul 9, 2010 48 $36,432 -30% 61 $597   $37,447,767 12
Jul 16, 2010 56 $12,288 -66% 25 $492   $37,481,242 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 23, 2010 1 $4,257,676     3,280 $1,298   $4,257,676 1
Apr 24, 2010 2 $4,992,972 +17%   3,280 $1,522   $9,250,648 2
Apr 25, 2010 2 $2,951,062 -41%   3,280 $900   $12,201,710 3
Apr 26, 2010 2 $843,885 -71%   3,280 $257   $13,045,595 4
Apr 27, 2010 1 $1,023,876 +21%   3,280 $312   $14,069,471 5
Apr 28, 2010 1 $832,377 -19%   3,280 $254   $14,901,848 6
Apr 29, 2010 1 $805,907 -3%   3,280 $246   $15,707,755 7
Apr 30, 2010 4 $2,417,745 +200% -43% 3,280 $737   $18,125,500 8
May 1, 2010 4 $3,089,513 +28% -38% 3,280 $942   $21,215,013 9
May 2, 2010 4 $1,748,504 -43% -41% 3,280 $533   $22,963,517 10
May 3, 2010 3 $495,644 -72% -41% 3,280 $151   $23,459,161 11
May 4, 2010 2 $622,015 +25% -39% 3,280 $190   $24,081,176 12
May 5, 2010 3 $482,052 -23% -42% 3,280 $147   $24,563,228 13
May 6, 2010 2 $507,241 +5% -37% 3,280 $155   $25,070,469 14
May 7, 2010 5 $1,418,272 +180% -41% 3,003 $472   $26,488,741 15
May 8, 2010 5 $1,944,095 +37% -37% 3,003 $647   $28,432,836 16
May 9, 2010 5 $1,671,104 -14% -4% 3,003 $556   $30,103,940 17
May 10, 2010 5 $362,427 -78% -27% 3,003 $121   $30,466,367 18
May 11, 2010 3 $465,845 +29% -25% 3,003 $155   $30,932,212 19
May 12, 2010 5 $409,901 -12% -15% 3,003 $136   $31,342,113 20
May 13, 2010 5 $395,189 -4% -22% 3,003 $132   $31,737,302 21
May 14, 2010 8 $786,205 +99% -45% 2,497 $315   $32,523,507 22
May 15, 2010 8 $1,053,583 +34% -46% 2,497 $422   $33,577,090 23
May 16, 2010 9 $547,692 -48% -67% 2,497 $219   $34,124,782 24
May 17, 2010 8 $201,942 -63% -44% 2,497 $81   $34,326,724 25
May 18, 2010 8 $235,111 +16% -50% 2,497 $94   $34,561,835 26
May 19, 2010 8 $208,759 -11% -49% 2,497 $84   $34,770,594 27
May 20, 2010 8 $206,183 -1% -48% 2,497 $83   $34,976,777 28
May 21, 2010 11 $309,994 +50% -61% 1,079 $287   $35,286,771 29
May 22, 2010 10 $410,856 +33% -61% 1,079 $381   $35,697,627 30
May 23, 2010 12 $222,080 -46% -59% 1,079 $206   $35,919,707 31
May 24, 2010 10 $95,256 -57% -53% 1,079 $88   $36,014,963 32
May 25, 2010 10 $91,493 -4% -61% 1,079 $85   $36,106,456 33
May 26, 2010 - $76,879 -16% -63% 1,079 $71   $36,183,335 34
May 27, 2010 - $51,978 -32% -75% 1,079 $48   $36,235,313 35
May 28, 2010 - $81,225 +56% -74% 391 $208   $36,316,538 36
May 29, 2010 - $106,676 +31% -74% 391 $273   $36,423,214 37
May 30, 2010 - $103,281 -3% -53% 391 $264   $36,526,495 38
May 31, 2010 21 $68,495 -34% -28% 391 $175   $36,594,990 39
Jun 1, 2010 - $36,019 -47% -61% 391 $92   $36,631,009 40
Jun 2, 2010 - $33,410 -7% -57% 391 $85   $36,664,419 41
Jun 3, 2010 - $33,629 +1% -35% 391 $86   $36,698,048 42
Jun 4, 2010 - $29,053 -14% -64% 153 $190   $36,727,101 43
Jun 5, 2010 - $42,869 +48% -60% 153 $280   $36,769,970 44
Jun 6, 2010 - $23,688 -45% -77% 153 $155   $36,793,658 45
Jun 7, 2010 - $9,061 -62% -87% 153 $59   $36,802,719 46
Jun 8, 2010 - $12,377 +37% -66% 153 $81   $36,815,096 47
Jun 9, 2010 - $11,445 -8% -66% 153 $75   $36,826,541 48
Jun 10, 2010 - $11,232 -2% -67% 153 $73   $36,837,773 49
Jun 11, 2010 - $30,586 +172% +5% 112 $273   $36,868,359 50
Jun 12, 2010 - $30,521 n/c -29% 112 $273   $36,898,880 51
Jun 13, 2010 - $18,629 -39% -21% 112 $166   $36,917,509 52
Jun 14, 2010 - $9,070 -51% n/c 112 $81   $36,926,579 53
Jun 15, 2010 - $9,880 +9% -20% 112 $88   $36,936,459 54
Jun 16, 2010 - $10,962 +11% -4% 112 $98   $36,947,421 55
Jun 17, 2010 - $9,894 -10% -12% 112 $88   $36,957,315 56
Jun 18, 2010 - $32,511 +229% +6% 166 $196   $36,989,826 57
Jun 19, 2010 - $36,975 +14% +21% 166 $223   $37,026,801 58
Jun 20, 2010 - $23,780 -36% +28% 166 $143   $37,050,581 59
Jun 21, 2010 - $16,304 -31% +80% 166 $98   $37,066,885 60
Jun 22, 2010 - $19,385 +19% +96% 166 $117   $37,086,270 61
Jun 23, 2010 - $15,049 -22% +37% 166 $91   $37,101,319 62
Jun 24, 2010 - $17,304 +15% +75% 166 $104   $37,118,623 63
Jun 25, 2010 - $44,523 +157% +37% 147 $303   $37,163,146 64
Jun 26, 2010 - $50,312 +13% +36% 147 $342   $37,213,458 65
Jun 27, 2010 - $29,744 -41% +25% 147 $202   $37,243,202 66
Jun 28, 2010 - $15,988 -46% -2% 147 $109   $37,259,190 67
Jun 29, 2010 - $20,001 +25% +3% 147 $136   $37,279,191 68
Jun 30, 2010 - $12,441 -38% -17% 147 $85   $37,291,632 69
Jul 1, 2010 - $15,152 +22% -12% 147 $103   $37,306,784 70
Jul 2, 2010 - $18,815 +24% -58% 97 $194   $37,325,599 71
Jul 3, 2010 - $20,000 +6% -60% 97 $206   $37,345,599 72
Jul 4, 2010 - $12,906 -35% -57% 97 $133   $37,358,505 73
Jul 5, 2010 44 $17,181 +33% +7% 97 $177   $37,375,686 74
Jul 6, 2010 - $12,025 -30% -40% 97 $124   $37,387,711 75
Jul 7, 2010 - $10,889 -9% -12% 97 $112   $37,398,600 76
Jul 8, 2010 - $12,735 +17% -16% 97 $131   $37,411,335 77
Jul 9, 2010 - $12,089 -5% -36% 61 $198   $37,423,424 78
Jul 10, 2010 - $14,875 +23% -26% 61 $244   $37,438,299 79
Jul 11, 2010 - $9,468 -36% -27% 61 $155   $37,447,767 80
Jul 12, 2010 - $5,165 -45% -70% 61 $85   $37,452,932 81
Jul 13, 2010 - $5,726 +11% -52% 61 $94   $37,458,658 82
Jul 14, 2010 - $4,778 -17% -56% 61 $78   $37,463,436 83
Jul 15, 2010 - $5,518 +15% -57% 61 $90   $37,468,954 84
Jul 16, 2010 - $3,874 -30% -68% 25 $155   $37,472,828 85
Jul 17, 2010 - $5,033 +30% -66% 25 $201   $37,477,861 86
Jul 18, 2010 - $3,381 -33% -64% 25 $135   $37,481,242 87
Jul 19, 2010 - $1,729 -49% -67% 25 $69   $37,482,971 88
Jul 20, 2010 - $2,823 +63% -51% 25 $113   $37,485,794 89
Jul 21, 2010 - $1,857 -34% -61% 25 $74   $37,487,651 90
Jul 22, 2010 - $2,356 +27% -57% 25 $94   $37,490,007 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2010 2 $15,707,755   3,280 $4,789   $15,707,755 1
Apr 30, 2010 4 $9,362,714 -40% 3,280 $2,854   $25,070,469 2
May 7, 2010 5 $6,666,833 -29% 3,003 $2,220   $31,737,302 3
May 14, 2010 8 $3,239,475 -51% 2,497 $1,297   $34,976,777 4
May 21, 2010 11 $1,258,535 -61% 1,079 $1,166   $36,235,312 5
May 28, 2010 18 $462,736 -63% 391 $1,183   $36,698,048 6
Jun 4, 2010 33 $139,725 -70% 153 $913   $36,837,773 7
Jun 11, 2010 38 $119,542 -14% 112 $1,067   $36,957,315 8
Jun 18, 2010 38 $161,308 +35% 166 $972   $37,118,623 9
Jun 25, 2010 34 $188,161 +17% 147 $1,280   $37,306,784 10
Jul 2, 2010 41 $104,551 -44% 97 $1,078   $37,411,335 11
Jul 9, 2010 50 $57,619 -45% 61 $945   $37,468,954 12
Jul 16, 2010 55 $21,053 -63% 25 $842   $37,490,007 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 29, 20102277,183 277,183$4,709,339$4,709,3391
Sep 5, 20107102,152-63% 379,335$1,735,562$6,444,9012
Sep 12, 20101366,289-35% 445,624$1,126,250$7,571,1513
Sep 19, 20102335,792-46% 481,416$615,264$8,186,4154

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 29, 2010219,071 19,071$430,432$430,4321
Sep 5, 2010178,218-57% 27,289$156,060$586,4922

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Leading Cast

Jennifer Lopez    Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin    Stan

Supporting Cast

Eric Christian Olsen    Clive
Linda Lavin    Nana
Anthony Anderson    Playground Dad
Frank Welker    Nuts
Michaela Watkins    Mona
Melissa McCarthy    Carol
Tom Bosley    Arthur
Robert Klein    Dr. Harris

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Poul    Director
Kate Angelo    Screenwriter
Todd Black    Producer
Jason Blumenthal    Producer
Steve Tisch    Producer
Rodney Liber    Executive Producer
David Bloomfield    Executive Producer
Xavier Perez Grobet    Director of Photography
Alec Hammond    Production Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Karen Patch    Costume Designer
Stephen Trask    Composer
David Rubin    Casting Director
Richard Hicks    Casting Director
Jacob Riehle    Dialogue Editor
Vincent Lascoumes    1st Assistant Director
Ivan Kraljevic    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Lost in a Sea of New Releases

September 8th, 2010

Eight new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including five TV on DVD releases. Leading the way was Lost: Season Six, which sold 339,000 units during its opening week and earned $12.88 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 24th, 2010

August 24th, 2010

There are not a lot of prime releases on this week's list. One release, or, to be more specific, the many releases of one TV show, Lost dominate. Unfortunately, the screeners for that show won't be sent till today, so I wasn't able to get a review complete in time for this week's preview article. Outside the four Lost releases, there's little that really grabs your attention, and while going down the list of best-sellers, it doesn't take long before you start running into second-tier and even third-tier releases. Lost: The Complete Collection is likely the best release on this week's list, but I'm going to wait until I get a chance to check out the screener before awarding it the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Back-Up Plan

August 21st, 2010

The Back-Up Plan is just the second film from CBS Films, a new spin-off studio under the Viacom umbrella. Their first film was Extraordinary Measures, which didn't win over many critics and utterly bombed at the box office. The Back-Up Plan found a bigger audience, but it still struggled to sell tickets, and its reviews were even worse. Granted, it is a romantic comedy and these films tend to follow a formula, which is something critics normally punish. However, within the genre, I tend to be quite forgiving, some might say too forgiving. As long as the two leads have chemistry and there is enough charm to fulfill the promise of romance, plus enough humor to supply the comedy, I rate these films as worth checking out. But can this film meet these criteria? More...

International Details: Sex Debuts in Second

June 6th, 2010

Sex and the City 2 started its international run in second place with $23.98 million on 2739 screens in 18 markets for a total opening of $27.11 million. The film's biggest opening came in the U.K., where it made $8.93 million on 530 screens, 24% more than the original's opening. It had the biggest opening of the year in Germany with $5.90 million on 736 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.72 million. This was 23% higher than the original managed. On the other hand, it only saw 4% growth in Italy, with $2.4 million on 499 screens. This is not enough to keep pace with inflation. However, it is still better than it managed here. More...

International Details: Iron Shines Brighter than Predecessor

May 30th, 2010

Iron Man 2 is starting to see sharp declines in its theater count, but it still hit a major milestone during the past weekend. It added $13.90 million on 8739 screens in 55 markets for a total of $269.30 million internationally, which is just ahead of the total earned by Iron Man. Additionally, the film reached the half billion dollar mark with total ticket sales of $520.32 million worldwide. By the time it opened in Japan on the 11th, it will have surpassed its predecessor on the worldwide stage, while it has likely already broken even at this point. More...

International Details: Iron No Longer Golden, But Still Rich

May 23rd, 2010

Iron Man 2 slipped to second place with $30.47 million on 10,223 screens in 57 markets for a total of $245.75 million internationally and $456.95 million worldwide. While this is impressive, its per theater average has become very weak and the competition is heating up. Look for sharp declines in the film's screen count over the next few weeks. That said, the original Iron Man earned a total of $264 million internationally and it is likely that the sequel has already topped that figure. It has also likely topped $500 million worldwide, while $600 million globally is a safe bet, so there's no reason for the studio to worry about shedding screens at this point. The film's biggest individual market so far is still the U.K. where it has made $25.80 million, including $2.30 million on 491 screens this past weekend. South Korea is right behind with $2.11 million on 600 screens over the weekend and $25.27 million after two. More...

International Details: Another Milestone for Alice

May 16th, 2010

For the fourth weekend in a row, Alice in Wonderland remained in second place, this time adding $13.28 million on 3843 screens in 54 markets for a total of $630.30 million internationally and $961.15 million worldwide. Since last week it has crossed the $600 million milestone on the international scene, making it just the 13th film to do so. It is now the seventh highest grossing film of all time. The film's per screen average has declined enough that it will likely shed screens and markets rather quickly. That said, if the worst thing you can say about a movie's box office run is, "It might not make it to $1 billion!" then the film is a massive success. More...

Iron Golden, but Not as Lustrous as Some Expected

May 10th, 2010

Iron Man 2 started off the summer in style with the biggest opening weekend of the year and the fifth biggest of all time. This helped the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 76% higher than last weekend. More importantly, it was 20% higher than the same weekend last year. This is extra important, because last year we were already a week into summer and we couldn't afford any weakness at the box office if 2010 was to maintain its lead over 2009. It was able to do so. In fact, it increased its lead slightly to 6.5% at $3.66 billion to $3.44 billion. More...

Iron Bound Record Book

May 6th, 2010

Summer has finally begun. It feels a week late because May 1st fell on a Saturday. However, the wait could be worth it, as a number of analysts are expecting a record-breaking performance by Iron Man 2 over the weekend. The movie has no competition at the box office. There's not even competition when compared to last year, as practically everyone thinks it will open with much more than Star Trek. For that matter, most think it will easily top Iron Man's opening weekend and perhaps even break records. More...

Nightmare Strong, Year-to-Year Comparison is Scary

May 3rd, 2010

The new releases were a little weaker than anticipated, while the holdovers could only compensate so much. The overall box office was $102 million, which was 2% higher than last weekend. That's the good news. The bad news is that it was down 36% from the same weekend last year. Of course, this weekend last year was the first weekend of May, so the comparison is fundamentally unfair and 2010 still has a 6.4% lead over 2009 at $3.46 billion to $3.25 billion. I expect it to increase its lead next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Nightmare Reboot Earns Big Bucks

May 2nd, 2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street continued what is now practically a tradition of impressive performances for franchise reboots by opening with $32.2 million this weekend, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate. That's the second-best opening performance for a movie in the franchise, behind only the franchise-crossover Freddy vs. Jason. It also helped shake up the market a little after a few sluggish weeks. More...

Will Nightmare Scare the Competition?

April 29th, 2010

It's the final weekend of April, which is normally a very bad time to release a big hit. But it appears that one of this year's two wide releases may make it. A Nightmare on Elm Street should be able to open faster than the two films did last week, but comparing it to last year is a bit more confusing. Last year, the last weekend in April of saw the release of Obsessed, which earned close to $30 million. A Nightmare on Elm Street should match that figure. However, the same weekend last year was actually the first weekend of May, which saw the release of Wolverine. There's a chance that overall box office combined won't match that film's opening. More...

Dragon Is a Winner, New Releases are Not

April 27th, 2010

It was not a particularly strong week at the box office, but that should surprise few people. Four of the top five films reached expectations or at least came within a rounding error of doing so. The overall box office brought in $100 million. This is 17% lower than last weekend and 12% lower than the same weekend last year. That said, 2010 still has a large lead over 2009 at $3.32 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fifth Time's the Charm for Dragon

April 25th, 2010

In another sign of the dominance of 3D at the box office right now, How to Train Your Dragon enjoyed another strong performance and returned to the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a drop of just 23% from last weekend, Dragon now stands at $178 million, and it's likely to grow that number considerably between now and the release of Shrek Forever After on May 21. The Back-up Plan, meanwhile, posted a somewhat disappointing $12.25 million. That's considerably better than CBS Films' previous release, Extraordinary Measures, but decidedly middle-of-the-pack compared to Jennfier Lopez' other opening weekends. More...

Weekend Preview: Are New Releases Bound to be Losers?

April 22nd, 2010

While there are three wide releases coming out this week, including one debuting on Thursday, most box office analysts think that it will be a holdover, How to Train Your Dragon, that will take top spot. This is partially due to that film's strong holds so far, but also partially due to weakness in the three new releases. Expect a sizable drop-off from last weekend, but more importantly, a large drop-off from the same weekend last year. More...

2010 Preview: April

April 1st, 2010

March was a mixed month, with only three films surpassing expectations. On the other hand, Alice in Wonderland will beat expectations by more than $200 million, so it alone makes up for a lot of the disappointing films. On a more troubling note, the final big release, How to Train Your Dragon didn't get off to as fast a start as I would have liked, which could affect the box office going forward. Last year April got off to a fast start and that should happen this month as well. It better, as the quality of films quickly declines as the prospect of May blockbusters begins to loom large on the horizon. More...


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Synopsis

After years of dating, Zoe has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes a doctor's appointment and decides to go it alone. That same day, Zoe meets Stan - a man with real possibilities. Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive is the real pregnancy test.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,201,710 (32.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,280 opening theaters/3,280 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,222,086

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,455 $37,490,007
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $37,791,172
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,297 $75,281,179

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 2010 (Wide) by CBS Films
Video Release: August 24th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language
(Rating bulletin 2110 (Cert #45875), 3/3/2010)
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Unconventional Pregnancies, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CBS Films, Escape Artists
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jennifer Lopez    Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin    Stan

Supporting Cast

Eric Christian Olsen    Clive
Linda Lavin    Nana
Anthony Anderson    Playground Dad
Frank Welker    Nuts
Michaela Watkins    Mona
Melissa McCarthy    Carol
Tom Bosley    Arthur
Robert Klein    Dr. Harris

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Poul    Director
Kate Angelo    Screenwriter
Todd Black    Producer
Jason Blumenthal    Producer
Steve Tisch    Producer
Rodney Liber    Executive Producer
David Bloomfield    Executive Producer
Xavier Perez Grobet    Director of Photography
Alec Hammond    Production Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Karen Patch    Costume Designer
Stephen Trask    Composer
David Rubin    Casting Director
Richard Hicks    Casting Director
Jacob Riehle    Dialogue Editor
Vincent Lascoumes    1st Assistant Director
Ivan Kraljevic    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Lost in a Sea of New Releases

September 8th, 2010

Eight new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including five TV on DVD releases. Leading the way was Lost: Season Six, which sold 339,000 units during its opening week and earned $12.88 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 24th, 2010

August 24th, 2010

There are not a lot of prime releases on this week's list. One release, or, to be more specific, the many releases of one TV show, Lost dominate. Unfortunately, the screeners for that show won't be sent till today, so I wasn't able to get a review complete in time for this week's preview article. Outside the four Lost releases, there's little that really grabs your attention, and while going down the list of best-sellers, it doesn't take long before you start running into second-tier and even third-tier releases. Lost: The Complete Collection is likely the best release on this week's list, but I'm going to wait until I get a chance to check out the screener before awarding it the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Back-Up Plan

August 21st, 2010

The Back-Up Plan is just the second film from CBS Films, a new spin-off studio under the Viacom umbrella. Their first film was Extraordinary Measures, which didn't win over many critics and utterly bombed at the box office. The Back-Up Plan found a bigger audience, but it still struggled to sell tickets, and its reviews were even worse. Granted, it is a romantic comedy and these films tend to follow a formula, which is something critics normally punish. However, within the genre, I tend to be quite forgiving, some might say too forgiving. As long as the two leads have chemistry and there is enough charm to fulfill the promise of romance, plus enough humor to supply the comedy, I rate these films as worth checking out. But can this film meet these criteria? More...

International Details: Sex Debuts in Second

June 6th, 2010

Sex and the City 2 started its international run in second place with $23.98 million on 2739 screens in 18 markets for a total opening of $27.11 million. The film's biggest opening came in the U.K., where it made $8.93 million on 530 screens, 24% more than the original's opening. It had the biggest opening of the year in Germany with $5.90 million on 736 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.72 million. This was 23% higher than the original managed. On the other hand, it only saw 4% growth in Italy, with $2.4 million on 499 screens. This is not enough to keep pace with inflation. However, it is still better than it managed here. More...

International Details: Iron Shines Brighter than Predecessor

May 30th, 2010

Iron Man 2 is starting to see sharp declines in its theater count, but it still hit a major milestone during the past weekend. It added $13.90 million on 8739 screens in 55 markets for a total of $269.30 million internationally, which is just ahead of the total earned by Iron Man. Additionally, the film reached the half billion dollar mark with total ticket sales of $520.32 million worldwide. By the time it opened in Japan on the 11th, it will have surpassed its predecessor on the worldwide stage, while it has likely already broken even at this point. More...

International Details: Iron No Longer Golden, But Still Rich

May 23rd, 2010

Iron Man 2 slipped to second place with $30.47 million on 10,223 screens in 57 markets for a total of $245.75 million internationally and $456.95 million worldwide. While this is impressive, its per theater average has become very weak and the competition is heating up. Look for sharp declines in the film's screen count over the next few weeks. That said, the original Iron Man earned a total of $264 million internationally and it is likely that the sequel has already topped that figure. It has also likely topped $500 million worldwide, while $600 million globally is a safe bet, so there's no reason for the studio to worry about shedding screens at this point. The film's biggest individual market so far is still the U.K. where it has made $25.80 million, including $2.30 million on 491 screens this past weekend. South Korea is right behind with $2.11 million on 600 screens over the weekend and $25.27 million after two. More...

International Details: Another Milestone for Alice

May 16th, 2010

For the fourth weekend in a row, Alice in Wonderland remained in second place, this time adding $13.28 million on 3843 screens in 54 markets for a total of $630.30 million internationally and $961.15 million worldwide. Since last week it has crossed the $600 million milestone on the international scene, making it just the 13th film to do so. It is now the seventh highest grossing film of all time. The film's per screen average has declined enough that it will likely shed screens and markets rather quickly. That said, if the worst thing you can say about a movie's box office run is, "It might not make it to $1 billion!" then the film is a massive success. More...

Iron Golden, but Not as Lustrous as Some Expected

May 10th, 2010

Iron Man 2 started off the summer in style with the biggest opening weekend of the year and the fifth biggest of all time. This helped the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 76% higher than last weekend. More importantly, it was 20% higher than the same weekend last year. This is extra important, because last year we were already a week into summer and we couldn't afford any weakness at the box office if 2010 was to maintain its lead over 2009. It was able to do so. In fact, it increased its lead slightly to 6.5% at $3.66 billion to $3.44 billion. More...

Iron Bound Record Book

May 6th, 2010

Summer has finally begun. It feels a week late because May 1st fell on a Saturday. However, the wait could be worth it, as a number of analysts are expecting a record-breaking performance by Iron Man 2 over the weekend. The movie has no competition at the box office. There's not even competition when compared to last year, as practically everyone thinks it will open with much more than Star Trek. For that matter, most think it will easily top Iron Man's opening weekend and perhaps even break records. More...

Nightmare Strong, Year-to-Year Comparison is Scary

May 3rd, 2010

The new releases were a little weaker than anticipated, while the holdovers could only compensate so much. The overall box office was $102 million, which was 2% higher than last weekend. That's the good news. The bad news is that it was down 36% from the same weekend last year. Of course, this weekend last year was the first weekend of May, so the comparison is fundamentally unfair and 2010 still has a 6.4% lead over 2009 at $3.46 billion to $3.25 billion. I expect it to increase its lead next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Nightmare Reboot Earns Big Bucks

May 2nd, 2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street continued what is now practically a tradition of impressive performances for franchise reboots by opening with $32.2 million this weekend, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate. That's the second-best opening performance for a movie in the franchise, behind only the franchise-crossover Freddy vs. Jason. It also helped shake up the market a little after a few sluggish weeks. More...

Will Nightmare Scare the Competition?

April 29th, 2010

It's the final weekend of April, which is normally a very bad time to release a big hit. But it appears that one of this year's two wide releases may make it. A Nightmare on Elm Street should be able to open faster than the two films did last week, but comparing it to last year is a bit more confusing. Last year, the last weekend in April of saw the release of Obsessed, which earned close to $30 million. A Nightmare on Elm Street should match that figure. However, the same weekend last year was actually the first weekend of May, which saw the release of Wolverine. There's a chance that overall box office combined won't match that film's opening. More...

Dragon Is a Winner, New Releases are Not

April 27th, 2010

It was not a particularly strong week at the box office, but that should surprise few people. Four of the top five films reached expectations or at least came within a rounding error of doing so. The overall box office brought in $100 million. This is 17% lower than last weekend and 12% lower than the same weekend last year. That said, 2010 still has a large lead over 2009 at $3.32 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fifth Time's the Charm for Dragon

April 25th, 2010

In another sign of the dominance of 3D at the box office right now, How to Train Your Dragon enjoyed another strong performance and returned to the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a drop of just 23% from last weekend, Dragon now stands at $178 million, and it's likely to grow that number considerably between now and the release of Shrek Forever After on May 21. The Back-up Plan, meanwhile, posted a somewhat disappointing $12.25 million. That's considerably better than CBS Films' previous release, Extraordinary Measures, but decidedly middle-of-the-pack compared to Jennfier Lopez' other opening weekends. More...

Weekend Preview: Are New Releases Bound to be Losers?

April 22nd, 2010

While there are three wide releases coming out this week, including one debuting on Thursday, most box office analysts think that it will be a holdover, How to Train Your Dragon, that will take top spot. This is partially due to that film's strong holds so far, but also partially due to weakness in the three new releases. Expect a sizable drop-off from last weekend, but more importantly, a large drop-off from the same weekend last year. More...

2010 Preview: April

April 1st, 2010

March was a mixed month, with only three films surpassing expectations. On the other hand, Alice in Wonderland will beat expectations by more than $200 million, so it alone makes up for a lot of the disappointing films. On a more troubling note, the final big release, How to Train Your Dragon didn't get off to as fast a start as I would have liked, which could affect the box office going forward. Last year April got off to a fast start and that should happen this month as well. It better, as the quality of films quickly declines as the prospect of May blockbusters begins to loom large on the horizon. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2010 2 $12,201,710   3,280 $3,720   $12,201,710 1
Apr 30, 2010 4 $7,255,762 -41% 3,280 $2,212   $22,963,517 2
May 7, 2010 5 $5,033,471 -31% 3,003 $1,676   $30,103,940 3
May 14, 2010 8 $2,387,480 -53% 2,497 $956   $34,124,782 4
May 21, 2010 11 $942,930 -61% 1,079 $874   $35,919,707 5
May 28, 2010 18 $291,183 -69% 391 $745   $36,526,495 6
Jun 4, 2010 34 $95,610 -67% 153 $625   $36,793,658 7
Jun 11, 2010 37 $79,736 -17% 112 $712   $36,917,509 8
Jun 18, 2010 36 $93,266 +17% 166 $562   $37,050,581 9
Jun 25, 2010 31 $124,579 +34% 147 $847   $37,243,202 10
Jul 2, 2010 43 $51,721 -58% 97 $533   $37,358,505 11
Jul 9, 2010 48 $36,432 -30% 61 $597   $37,447,767 12
Jul 16, 2010 56 $12,288 -66% 25 $492   $37,481,242 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 23, 2010 1 $4,257,676     3,280 $1,298   $4,257,676 1
Apr 24, 2010 2 $4,992,972 +17%   3,280 $1,522   $9,250,648 2
Apr 25, 2010 2 $2,951,062 -41%   3,280 $900   $12,201,710 3
Apr 26, 2010 2 $843,885 -71%   3,280 $257   $13,045,595 4
Apr 27, 2010 1 $1,023,876 +21%   3,280 $312   $14,069,471 5
Apr 28, 2010 1 $832,377 -19%   3,280 $254   $14,901,848 6
Apr 29, 2010 1 $805,907 -3%   3,280 $246   $15,707,755 7
Apr 30, 2010 4 $2,417,745 +200% -43% 3,280 $737   $18,125,500 8
May 1, 2010 4 $3,089,513 +28% -38% 3,280 $942   $21,215,013 9
May 2, 2010 4 $1,748,504 -43% -41% 3,280 $533   $22,963,517 10
May 3, 2010 3 $495,644 -72% -41% 3,280 $151   $23,459,161 11
May 4, 2010 2 $622,015 +25% -39% 3,280 $190   $24,081,176 12
May 5, 2010 3 $482,052 -23% -42% 3,280 $147   $24,563,228 13
May 6, 2010 2 $507,241 +5% -37% 3,280 $155   $25,070,469 14
May 7, 2010 5 $1,418,272 +180% -41% 3,003 $472   $26,488,741 15
May 8, 2010 5 $1,944,095 +37% -37% 3,003 $647   $28,432,836 16
May 9, 2010 5 $1,671,104 -14% -4% 3,003 $556   $30,103,940 17
May 10, 2010 5 $362,427 -78% -27% 3,003 $121   $30,466,367 18
May 11, 2010 3 $465,845 +29% -25% 3,003 $155   $30,932,212 19
May 12, 2010 5 $409,901 -12% -15% 3,003 $136   $31,342,113 20
May 13, 2010 5 $395,189 -4% -22% 3,003 $132   $31,737,302 21
May 14, 2010 8 $786,205 +99% -45% 2,497 $315   $32,523,507 22
May 15, 2010 8 $1,053,583 +34% -46% 2,497 $422   $33,577,090 23
May 16, 2010 9 $547,692 -48% -67% 2,497 $219   $34,124,782 24
May 17, 2010 8 $201,942 -63% -44% 2,497 $81   $34,326,724 25
May 18, 2010 8 $235,111 +16% -50% 2,497 $94   $34,561,835 26
May 19, 2010 8 $208,759 -11% -49% 2,497 $84   $34,770,594 27
May 20, 2010 8 $206,183 -1% -48% 2,497 $83   $34,976,777 28
May 21, 2010 11 $309,994 +50% -61% 1,079 $287   $35,286,771 29
May 22, 2010 10 $410,856 +33% -61% 1,079 $381   $35,697,627 30
May 23, 2010 12 $222,080 -46% -59% 1,079 $206   $35,919,707 31
May 24, 2010 10 $95,256 -57% -53% 1,079 $88   $36,014,963 32
May 25, 2010 10 $91,493 -4% -61% 1,079 $85   $36,106,456 33
May 26, 2010 - $76,879 -16% -63% 1,079 $71   $36,183,335 34
May 27, 2010 - $51,978 -32% -75% 1,079 $48   $36,235,313 35
May 28, 2010 - $81,225 +56% -74% 391 $208   $36,316,538 36
May 29, 2010 - $106,676 +31% -74% 391 $273   $36,423,214 37
May 30, 2010 - $103,281 -3% -53% 391 $264   $36,526,495 38
May 31, 2010 21 $68,495 -34% -28% 391 $175   $36,594,990 39
Jun 1, 2010 - $36,019 -47% -61% 391 $92   $36,631,009 40
Jun 2, 2010 - $33,410 -7% -57% 391 $85   $36,664,419 41
Jun 3, 2010 - $33,629 +1% -35% 391 $86   $36,698,048 42
Jun 4, 2010 - $29,053 -14% -64% 153 $190   $36,727,101 43
Jun 5, 2010 - $42,869 +48% -60% 153 $280   $36,769,970 44
Jun 6, 2010 - $23,688 -45% -77% 153 $155   $36,793,658 45
Jun 7, 2010 - $9,061 -62% -87% 153 $59   $36,802,719 46
Jun 8, 2010 - $12,377 +37% -66% 153 $81   $36,815,096 47
Jun 9, 2010 - $11,445 -8% -66% 153 $75   $36,826,541 48
Jun 10, 2010 - $11,232 -2% -67% 153 $73   $36,837,773 49
Jun 11, 2010 - $30,586 +172% +5% 112 $273   $36,868,359 50
Jun 12, 2010 - $30,521 n/c -29% 112 $273   $36,898,880 51
Jun 13, 2010 - $18,629 -39% -21% 112 $166   $36,917,509 52
Jun 14, 2010 - $9,070 -51% n/c 112 $81   $36,926,579 53
Jun 15, 2010 - $9,880 +9% -20% 112 $88   $36,936,459 54
Jun 16, 2010 - $10,962 +11% -4% 112 $98   $36,947,421 55
Jun 17, 2010 - $9,894 -10% -12% 112 $88   $36,957,315 56
Jun 18, 2010 - $32,511 +229% +6% 166 $196   $36,989,826 57
Jun 19, 2010 - $36,975 +14% +21% 166 $223   $37,026,801 58
Jun 20, 2010 - $23,780 -36% +28% 166 $143   $37,050,581 59
Jun 21, 2010 - $16,304 -31% +80% 166 $98   $37,066,885 60
Jun 22, 2010 - $19,385 +19% +96% 166 $117   $37,086,270 61
Jun 23, 2010 - $15,049 -22% +37% 166 $91   $37,101,319 62
Jun 24, 2010 - $17,304 +15% +75% 166 $104   $37,118,623 63
Jun 25, 2010 - $44,523 +157% +37% 147 $303   $37,163,146 64
Jun 26, 2010 - $50,312 +13% +36% 147 $342   $37,213,458 65
Jun 27, 2010 - $29,744 -41% +25% 147 $202   $37,243,202 66
Jun 28, 2010 - $15,988 -46% -2% 147 $109   $37,259,190 67
Jun 29, 2010 - $20,001 +25% +3% 147 $136   $37,279,191 68
Jun 30, 2010 - $12,441 -38% -17% 147 $85   $37,291,632 69
Jul 1, 2010 - $15,152 +22% -12% 147 $103   $37,306,784 70
Jul 2, 2010 - $18,815 +24% -58% 97 $194   $37,325,599 71
Jul 3, 2010 - $20,000 +6% -60% 97 $206   $37,345,599 72
Jul 4, 2010 - $12,906 -35% -57% 97 $133   $37,358,505 73
Jul 5, 2010 44 $17,181 +33% +7% 97 $177   $37,375,686 74
Jul 6, 2010 - $12,025 -30% -40% 97 $124   $37,387,711 75
Jul 7, 2010 - $10,889 -9% -12% 97 $112   $37,398,600 76
Jul 8, 2010 - $12,735 +17% -16% 97 $131   $37,411,335 77
Jul 9, 2010 - $12,089 -5% -36% 61 $198   $37,423,424 78
Jul 10, 2010 - $14,875 +23% -26% 61 $244   $37,438,299 79
Jul 11, 2010 - $9,468 -36% -27% 61 $155   $37,447,767 80
Jul 12, 2010 - $5,165 -45% -70% 61 $85   $37,452,932 81
Jul 13, 2010 - $5,726 +11% -52% 61 $94   $37,458,658 82
Jul 14, 2010 - $4,778 -17% -56% 61 $78   $37,463,436 83
Jul 15, 2010 - $5,518 +15% -57% 61 $90   $37,468,954 84
Jul 16, 2010 - $3,874 -30% -68% 25 $155   $37,472,828 85
Jul 17, 2010 - $5,033 +30% -66% 25 $201   $37,477,861 86
Jul 18, 2010 - $3,381 -33% -64% 25 $135   $37,481,242 87
Jul 19, 2010 - $1,729 -49% -67% 25 $69   $37,482,971 88
Jul 20, 2010 - $2,823 +63% -51% 25 $113   $37,485,794 89
Jul 21, 2010 - $1,857 -34% -61% 25 $74   $37,487,651 90
Jul 22, 2010 - $2,356 +27% -57% 25 $94   $37,490,007 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2010 2 $15,707,755   3,280 $4,789   $15,707,755 1
Apr 30, 2010 4 $9,362,714 -40% 3,280 $2,854   $25,070,469 2
May 7, 2010 5 $6,666,833 -29% 3,003 $2,220   $31,737,302 3
May 14, 2010 8 $3,239,475 -51% 2,497 $1,297   $34,976,777 4
May 21, 2010 11 $1,258,535 -61% 1,079 $1,166   $36,235,312 5
May 28, 2010 18 $462,736 -63% 391 $1,183   $36,698,048 6
Jun 4, 2010 33 $139,725 -70% 153 $913   $36,837,773 7
Jun 11, 2010 38 $119,542 -14% 112 $1,067   $36,957,315 8
Jun 18, 2010 38 $161,308 +35% 166 $972   $37,118,623 9
Jun 25, 2010 34 $188,161 +17% 147 $1,280   $37,306,784 10
Jul 2, 2010 41 $104,551 -44% 97 $1,078   $37,411,335 11
Jul 9, 2010 50 $57,619 -45% 61 $945   $37,468,954 12
Jul 16, 2010 55 $21,053 -63% 25 $842   $37,490,007 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 29, 20102277,183 277,183$4,709,339$4,709,3391
Sep 5, 20107102,152-63% 379,335$1,735,562$6,444,9012
Sep 12, 20101366,289-35% 445,624$1,126,250$7,571,1513
Sep 19, 20102335,792-46% 481,416$615,264$8,186,4154

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 29, 2010219,071 19,071$430,432$430,4321
Sep 5, 2010178,218-57% 27,289$156,060$586,4922

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