Digging to China

1998 | Drama

Synopsis

10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.

Scores

Overall Score
23.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.0%
Review Aggregate
55.1

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Bacon1998$163,000$313,000(est)
Mary Stuart Masterson1998$100,000$193,000(est)
Cathy Moriarty1998$75,000$145,000(est)
Evan Rachel Wood1998$62,000$119,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes3,120

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$43,961$84,605
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$43,961$84,605

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 Revenue1998$21,980$42,302
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$1,409,000$2,711,677
Physical Purchases ?1998$1,971,000$3,793,268
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$750,000$1,443,405
Total Revenues1998$4,151,980$7,990,652
Expenses
Budget ?1998$2,500,000$4,811,350
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$80,000 (est)$153,963 (est)
Participations1998$83,000$159,737
Residuals ?1998$277,000$533,098
Interest & Overhead1998$500,000$962,270
Total Expenses1998$3,440,000$6,620,417
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$711,980$1,370,235

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