Synopsis
A New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.
Scores
Overall Score
63.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.7%
Review Aggregate
39.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 175 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotsuspensefulstylizedemotionalcharacter-driventhought-provokingvisually strikinghistoricalscarydark
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Ryan | 2003 | $863,000 | $1,471,000 | (est) |
| Mark Ruffalo | 2003 | $531,000 | $905,000 | (est) |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | 2003 | $400,000 | $682,000 | (est) |
| Nick Damici | 2003 | $327,000 | $557,000 | (est) |
| Sharrieff Pugh | 2003 | $280,000 | $477,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count179
Rotten Tomatoes audience score34.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes27,407
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $4,750,602 | $8,099,261 |
| International | 2003 | $18,976,192 | $32,352,347 |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $23,726,792 | $40,451,604 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $9,965,778 | $16,990,569 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $71,000 | $121,047 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $14,003,000 | $23,873,594 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $25,547,000 | $43,554,861 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $1,900,241 | $3,239,704 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $51,487,019 | $87,779,776 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2003 | $12,000,000 | $20,458,697 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $7,476,000 (est) | $12,745,768 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $4,119,000 | $7,022,448 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $3,012,000 | $5,135,133 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $2,400,000 | $4,091,739 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $29,007,000 | $49,453,785 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $22,480,019 | $38,325,991 |
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