Synopsis
"A Modern Affair" is a romantic comedy about the strain of contemporary relationships, one woman's urgent desire for parenthood, and a solution to it all. Grace Rhodes is the perfect corporate executive -- bright, successful, attractive and with just professional touch. With her career in place, Grace feels she has everything she needs -- until she bumps into an ex-boyfriend bearing photos of his young kids. Feeling the irresistible urge to have a child, but not sure about waiting around for Mr. Right," Grace knows what she wants, but not how best to get it. Elaine, her wryly pragmatic best friend, suggests that Grace do the unthinkable and enlist the services of a sperm bank. After choosing a donor from the "DNA menu," Grace becomes pregnant and deeply curious about the identity of the donor #247. Enter Peter Kessler, a handsome photographer who divides his time between his craft, his casual affair with a married woman, and his "other job:" depositing specimens as a sperm donor to earn a little extra cash. When Grace and Peter finally meet, they begin the journey down the rocky road to parenthood and possibly from there to love.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
2.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.1%
Critic Consensus
0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, pacing issues, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues as the main reasons it falls short.
romanticpacing issuesfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes206
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $14,286 | $28,563 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $14,286 | $28,563 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $7,143 | $14,281 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $375,000 | $749,761 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $444,000 | $887,717 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $75,000 | $149,952 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $901,143 | $1,801,712 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1996 | $250,000 (est) | $499,841 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1996 | $80,000 (est) | $159,949 (est) |
| Participations | 1996 | $18,000 | $35,989 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $57,000 | $113,964 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $50,000 | $99,968 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $455,000 | $909,710 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $446,143 | $892,002 |
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|---|
 | Big | 1988 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.9 | $84,885,693 |
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 | Groundhog Day | 1993 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.4 | $78,676,439 |
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Silver Linings Playbook | 2012 | Shared genres: 3 | 94.9 | $98,374,305 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $443,000, DVD $1,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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