Editing View from the Top (section)

==Release and reception==
''View from the Top'' opened on March 21, 2003 (it was originally scheduled for Christmas 2001, but in light of the [[September 11 attacks]] and due to the fact that the story revolves around a flight attendant on numerous planes, the [[List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks|release was pushed back]]) and grossed $7,009,513 in its opening weekend, ranking number four behind ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'', ''[[Dreamcatcher (2003 film)|Dreamcatcher]]'', and ''[[Agent Cody Banks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2003&wknd=12&p=.htm|title=Domestic 2003 Weekend 12|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142224/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2003&wknd=12&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film would eventually gross $15,614,000 domestically and $3,912,014 internationally, totaling $19,526,014 worldwide, below the production budget of $30 million.<ref>{{mojo title|viewfromthetop|View from the Top}}</ref>

On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has a rating of 14% based on reviews from 123 critics, with the site's consensus "Uneven in tone and badly edited, ''View From the Top'' wastes the talents of its cast and condescends to its characters."<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|view_from_the_top|View from the Top}}</ref> Paltrow herself later disparaged the film, calling it "the worst movie ever".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Valby|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/11/21/gwyneth-paltrow-her-worst-movie-ever/|title=Gwyneth Paltrow on her worst movie EVER!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=November 21, 2003|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143928/http://ew.com/article/2003/11/21/gwyneth-paltrow-her-worst-movie-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref>

British comedian [[Richard Ayoade]] wrote the book ''Ayoade on Top'', an in-depth comic analysis of the film, in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayoade On Top |url=https://guardianbookshop.com/ayoade-on-top-9780571339136.html |website=guardianbookshop.com |access-date=21 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921142152/https://guardianbookshop.com/ayoade-on-top-9780571339136.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>''[[Under the Skin with Russell Brand]]'', Episode #97: "Art, Greatness & "Turning" (with Richard Ayoade)." 13 September 2019.</ref> A portion of the promotional blurb for the book reads: "Ayoade argues for the canonisation of this brutal masterpiece, a film that celebrates capitalism in all its victimless glory; one we might imagine [[Donald Trump]] himself half-watching on his private jet's gold-plated flat screen while his other puffy eye scans the cabin for fresh, young prey."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Amazon.com|isbn=1713541343 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayoade on Top|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571339136-ayoade-on-top.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Public Store View|language=en|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030110839/https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571339136-ayoade-on-top.html|url-status=live}}</ref>