View from the Top

View from the Top
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBruno Barreto
Written byEric Wald
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAffonso Beato
Edited by
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Miramax (United States)
  • Moonstone Entertainment (International)
Release date
  • March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$19.5 million

View from the Top is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Joshua Malina, Rob Lowe, Mike Myers, and Kelly Preston. The film follows a young woman (Paltrow) from a small town who sets out to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant.

Completed in 2001, View from the Top was originally scheduled for theatrical release in December of that year, but was delayed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and underwent significant editing. Eventually released on March 21, 2003, the film was panned by critics, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $19.5 million against its $30 million budget.