Better Than Chocolate

1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.

Scores

Overall Score
52.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.6%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, funny, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

realisticfunnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wendy Crewson1999$77,000$145,000(est)
Karyn Dwyer1999$47,000$89,000(est)
Christina Cox1999$36,000$67,000(est)
Ann-Marie MacDonald1999$29,000$55,000(est)
Marya Delver1999$25,000$47,000(est)
Kevin Mundy1999$22,000$41,000(est)
Peter Outerbridge1999$20,000$37,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score46.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes8,978

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$2,015,406$3,794,915
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$2,015,406$3,794,915

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 Revenue1999$1,007,703$1,897,458
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$11,366,000$21,401,646
Physical Purchases ?1999$14,690,000$27,660,582
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$806,162$1,517,966
Total Revenues1999$27,869,865$52,477,652
Expenses
Budget ?1999$1,600,000$3,012,725
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$1,440,000 (est)$2,711,453 (est)
Participations1999$1,115,000$2,099,493
Residuals ?1999$1,958,000$3,686,822
Interest & Overhead1999$320,000$602,545
Total Expenses1999$6,433,000$12,113,038
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$21,436,865$40,364,614

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