Better Living

2000 | Comedy

Synopsis

Three grown daughters try to find their own personal ways to deal with their dysfunctional parents. The mother is an unorthodox woman with out-of-the-ordinary ideas, including one where she takes a jackhammer to the basement floor of their house to build a cavern where the family can live better. Their father, an ex-cop, disappeared 15 years earlier and then re-appeared with no explanation and commandeers his wife's project by placing the whole family in a survivalist situation. Jack is the priest-brother to the mother, who is forced to counsel the family despite his own problems with his faith.

Scores

Overall Score
7.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
0.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.4%
Review Aggregate
37.0

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count0
IMDb rating3.7
IMDb votes166

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$2,147$3,911
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$2,147$3,911

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).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2000$1,074$1,956
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$72,000$131,164
Physical Purchases ?2000$96,000$174,885
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$75,000$136,629
Total Revenues2000$244,074$444,633
Expenses
Budget ?2000$250,000 (est)$455,430 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$80,000 (est)$145,738 (est)
Participations2000$5,000$9,109
Residuals ?2000$15,000$27,326
Interest & Overhead2000$50,000$91,086
Total Expenses2000$400,000$728,688
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-155,926$-284,054

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