Pieces of April

2003 | Comedy, Drama, Thanksgiving

Synopsis

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.

Scores

Overall Score
64.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.0%
Review Aggregate
76.2

Critic Consensus

84.0% Fresh • 144 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 144 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, christmas, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlychristmasfunnylightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionaldarkgrittycoming of agethought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Katie Holmes2003$14,000$25,000(est)
Patricia Clarkson2003$9,000$15,000(est)
Derek Luke2003$7,000$11,000(est)
Alison Pill2003$5,000$9,000(est)
Sean Hayes2003$5,000$8,000(est)
Oliver Platt2003$4,000$7,000(est)
Sisqó2003$4,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes22,746

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$2,528,664$4,311,097
International2003$743,364$1,267,355
Worldwide2003$3,272,028$5,578,452

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 Revenue2003$1,561,678$2,662,491
Digital Rentals ?2003$66,000$112,523
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$13,097,000$22,328,961
Physical Purchases ?2003$23,894,000$40,736,672
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$1,011,466$1,724,439
Total Revenues2003$39,630,143$67,565,086
Expenses
Budget ?2003$300,000$511,467
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$270,000 (est)$460,321 (est)
Participations2003$3,170,000$5,404,505
Residuals ?2003$2,780,000$4,739,598
Interest & Overhead2003$60,000$102,293
Total Expenses2003$6,580,000$11,218,185
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$33,050,143$56,346,901

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