Synopsis
A blind Asian-American woman lives with her son and daughter-in-law. The two women barely tolerate one another and the son, a doctor simply turns himself off to avoid any confrontation with either. Into this environment, an armed intruder breaks in. He is eventually revealed to be an old family friend who was sent to prison for murdering his father, but he insists that the older woman's husband, now deceased, was the actual murderer. Slowly, all the characters have to explore past hidden secrets about themselves.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.9%
Critic Consensus
66.7% Fresh • 9 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
character-drivenemotionalfunnyvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes91
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $1,602 | $2,731 |
| International | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $1,602 | $2,731 |
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 | 2003 | $801 | $1,366 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $65,000 | $110,818 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $118,000 | $201,177 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $73,800 | $125,821 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $257,601 | $439,182 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2003 | $246,000 (est) | $419,403 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $80,000 (est) | $136,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $5,000 | $8,524 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $15,000 | $25,573 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $49,200 | $83,881 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $395,200 | $673,773 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $-137,599 | $-234,591 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.6 | $250,967,539 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.6 | $353,999,551 |
 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.4 | $468,504,264 |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.2 | $290,786,010 |
 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.2 | $170,641,774 |
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 $14,000, DVD $104,000, 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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