Happy Accidents

2001 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

New Yorker Ruby Weaver believes she has found the man of her dreams in Sam Deed, who is her best catch in some time--except that he assures her that he came from the future.

Scores

Overall Score
45.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.4%
Review Aggregate
71.6

Critic Consensus

73.2% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedemotionalcharacter-drivensurrealsuspensefulrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vincent D'Onofrio2001$8,000$14,000(est)
Marisa Tomei2001$5,000$9,000(est)
Nadia Dajani2001$4,000$6,000(est)
Richard Portnow2001$3,000$5,000(est)
Anthony Michael Hall2001$3,000$5,000(est)
Holland Taylor2001$2,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes10,484

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$688,523$1,219,592
International2001N/AN/A
Worldwide2001$688,523$1,219,592

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 Revenue2001$344,262$609,796
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$8,254,000$14,620,439
Physical Purchases ?2001$12,332,000$21,843,863
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$275,409$487,837
Total Revenues2001$21,205,671$37,561,934
Expenses
Budget ?2001$466,000 (est)$825,433 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$508,000 (est)$899,828 (est)
Participations2001$848,000$1,502,076
Residuals ?2001$1,528,000$2,706,570
Interest & Overhead2001$93,200$165,087
Total Expenses2001$3,443,200$6,098,994
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$17,762,471$31,462,941

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