Synopsis
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
Scores
Overall Score
73.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.6%
Review Aggregate
55.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 142 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotcharacter-drivenfunnygrittyemotionalcoming of agefamily-friendlyvisually strikingpsychologicaltragic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith | 2002 | $1,432,000 | $2,497,000 | (est) |
| Sandra Bullock | 2002 | $881,000 | $1,537,000 | (est) |
| Ellen Burstyn | 2002 | $664,000 | $1,157,000 | (est) |
| Fionnula Flanagan | 2002 | $543,000 | $946,000 | (est) |
| James Garner | 2002 | $464,000 | $809,000 | (est) |
| Ashley Judd | 2002 | $408,000 | $712,000 | (est) |
| Shirley Knight | 2002 | $367,000 | $639,000 | (est) |
| Angus Macfadyen | 2002 | $334,000 | $582,000 | (est) |
| Maggie Smith | 2002 | $308,000 | $536,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count143
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes21,593
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $69,599,016 | $121,363,044 |
| International | 2002 | $4,240,224 | $7,393,876 |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $73,839,240 | $128,756,920 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $36,495,598 | $63,639,072 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $19,000 | $33,131 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $21,443,000 | $37,391,157 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $39,982,000 | $69,718,475 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $17,399,754 | $30,340,761 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $115,339,352 | $201,122,596 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2002 | $27,000,000 | $47,081,157 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $21,519,000 (est) | $37,523,682 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $9,227,000 | $16,089,549 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $5,373,000 | $9,369,150 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $4,590,000 | $8,003,797 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $67,709,000 | $118,067,335 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $47,630,352 | $83,055,261 |
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