as Oliver Portman, Jenny and Ed's son

  • Paris Hilton as Amber
  • Amber Valletta as Martina
  • Ethan Browne as Devon
  • Shannon Wilcox as photographer
  • Frank Campanella as mourner
  • Michael Esparza as BZ
  • Katie Carr as Caitlin
  • Rio Hackford as brunch maitre d
  • Héctor Elizondo as Mickey Massey
  • Larry Miller as Leo D'Leo
  • Shakara Ledard as Tinka (the model)

Music

The 1980 Devo song "Whip It" was featured in the film.

Release

The film was shown at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. It was released theatrically in the United States on May 28, 2004. In US theaters, the film was preceded by an animated short film from Walt Disney Feature Animation titled Lorenzo, about a cat who gets his tail jinxed and comes to life.

Box office

The film opened at number four on opening weekend, making $10.9 million. In North America, the film earned $37.5 million. In other territories, it made $12.2 million. The film grossed a total of $49.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $50 million, making the film a box-office bomb.

Critical reception

Raising Helen received mostly negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 25% based on 133 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "As shallow and formulaic as a sitcom." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Home media

The film was released on DVD and VHS on October 12, 2004. The film was not released on Blu-ray.

Notes

References

  • The Top Movies, Weekend of May 28, 2004 at The Numbers