Editing Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (section)

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film opened in 2,711 venues on January 23, 2004 and earned $7,320,066 in its opening weekend, ranking third in the North American box office and second among the week's new releases.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=04&p=.htm | title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 23-25, 2004 | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Amazon.com]] | date=January 26, 2004 | access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref> The film ultimately grossed $17,071,962 in North America and $4,206,494 internationally for a worldwide total of $21,278,456. Based on a $22 million budget, the film was a [[box office bomb|box-office bomb]].<ref name=mojo>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=winadatewithtadhamilton.htm | title=''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' (2004) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Amazon.com]] | date=April 2, 2004 | access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref>

===Critical response===
''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' received mixed reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received a 55% approval rating based on 149 reviews, with an [[Weighted mean|average]] of 5.60/10. The site's consensus states: "Formulaic romantic comedy works better than it should thanks to a charming cast."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/win_a_date_with_tad_hamilton/ | title=''Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!'' (2004) | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Flixster]] | access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reports a score of 52 out of 100 based on 35 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/win-a-date-with-tad-hamilton! | title=''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' (2004) | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | access-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] criticized the film, noting that Duhamel's character always seems more likeable than Grace's, and that the film spends more time building a romance between Rosalee and Tad rather than between Rosalee and Pete. Bosworth's acting was praised for holding the film together.<ref>[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/win-a-date-with-tad-hamilton-2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Movie Review (2004) | Roger Ebert<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Carla Meyer of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' regarded the film as tonally inconsistent in its attempt to be both an old-fashioned romantic comedy and modern (albeit gentle) satire.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Josh-Duhamel-is-cuter-than-the-rest-of-Tad-2807715.php Josh Duhamel is cuter than the rest of 'Tad Hamilton' - SFGate<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Writing in ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Stephen Holden]] regarded the film's plot as resembling those of the 1950s, "dressed up just enough to seem contemporary." Holden regarded Bosworth's role as the toughest, as she showed Rosalee's "feet-on-the-ground optimism and innate wisdom" easily.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/23/movies/23DATE.html?ex=1106370000&en=3d3e6af76a1b5cb5&ei=5083&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes Hollywood Star vs. Local Hunk - What&#146 - s a Girl to Do? - NYTimes.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>