Synopsis
Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Critic Consensus
86.4% Fresh • 59 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnyfamily-friendlygrittycharacter-drivenromanticlighthearteddarkemotionalpsychologicalthought-provoking
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes3,639
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $1,656,445 | $2,888,420 |
| International | 2002 | $211,853 | $369,418 |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $1,868,298 | $3,257,838 |
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 | 2002 | $912,964 | $1,591,977 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $9,000 | $15,694 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $9,835,000 | $17,149,747 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $18,338,000 | $31,976,824 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $662,578 | $1,155,368 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $29,757,542 | $51,889,611 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2002 | $1,075,000 (est) | $1,874,528 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $1,264,000 (est) | $2,204,096 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $2,381,000 | $4,151,861 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $2,108,000 | $3,675,818 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $215,000 | $374,906 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $7,043,000 | $12,281,207 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $22,714,542 | $39,608,404 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 4 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Good Bye Lenin! | 2004 | Shared genres: 4 | 86.1 | $47,020,884 |
 | All About My Mother | 1999 | Shared genres: 4 | 85.7 | $-621,537,501 |
 | A Man Called Ove | 2016 | Shared genres: 4 | 81.9 | $18,595,413 |
 | Chhichhore | 2019 | Shared genres: 4 | 76.9 | $5,830,756 |
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 $5,267,000, DVD $13,072,000, 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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