Synopsis
Greg Kinnear plays a carriage-shy husband in a romantic comedy about a couple trying to conceive a child.
Scores
Overall Score
24.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.3%
Review Aggregate
21.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 6% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotromanticfunnyfamily-friendlypacing issuescharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Kinnear | 1997 | $1,083,000 | $2,117,000 | (est) |
| Lauren Holly | 1997 | $667,000 | $1,303,000 | (est) |
| Joan Cusack | 1997 | $502,000 | $981,000 | (est) |
| Jay Thomas | 1997 | $410,000 | $802,000 | (est) |
| Jill Hennessy | 1997 | $351,000 | $686,000 | (est) |
| Sheridan Samples | 1997 | $309,000 | $604,000 | (est) |
| Christopher McDonald | 1997 | $277,000 | $542,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score6.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes1,567
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1997 | $3,330,352 | $6,509,230 |
| International | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1997 | $3,330,352 | $6,509,230 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1997 | $1,665,176 | $3,254,615 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1997 | $10,059,000 | $19,660,488 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1997 | $13,440,000 | $26,268,710 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1997 | $1,332,141 | $2,603,692 |
| Total Revenues | 1997 | $26,496,317 | $51,787,505 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1997 | $18,000,000 | $35,181,308 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1997 | $2,482,000 (est) | $4,851,112 (est) |
| Participations | 1997 | $530,000 | $1,035,894 |
| Residuals ? | 1997 | $1,794,000 | $3,506,404 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1997 | $3,600,000 | $7,036,262 |
| Total Expenses | 1997 | $26,406,000 | $51,610,979 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1997 | $90,317 | $176,526 |
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