Synopsis
A depressed widower spends his time huffing gasoline fumes, buying toy planes and acting reckless in public while avoiding reading his wife's suicide note.
Scores
Overall Score
45.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.6%
Review Aggregate
65.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 55% of 80 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, thin plot, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
emotionalthin plotdarkcharacter-drivenupliftingmacabrefunnysuspensefulvisually strikingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | 2002 | $99,000 | $173,000 | (est) |
| Kathy Bates | 2002 | $61,000 | $106,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes9,249
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $213,137 | $371,657 |
| International | 2002 | $10,289 | $17,941 |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $223,426 | $389,598 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $110,684 | $193,005 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $5,000 | $8,719 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $5,956,000 | $10,385,754 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $11,106,000 | $19,366,048 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $95,912 | $167,246 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $17,273,596 | $30,120,772 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2002 | $1,000,000 | $1,743,746 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $179,000 (est) | $312,131 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $691,000 | $1,204,929 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $1,258,000 | $2,193,633 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $200,000 | $348,749 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $3,328,000 | $5,803,188 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $13,945,596 | $24,317,583 |
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