Playing by Heart

1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles.

Scores

Overall Score
60.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.8%
Review Aggregate
69.3

Critic Consensus

67.4% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotromanticlightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gillian Anderson1999$962,000$1,812,000(est)
Ellen Burstyn1999$592,000$1,115,000(est)
Sean Connery1999$446,000$840,000(est)
Anthony Edwards1999$365,000$686,000(est)
Angelina Jolie1999$312,000$587,000(est)
Jay Mohr1999$274,000$517,000(est)
Ryan Phillippe1999$246,000$464,000(est)
Dennis Quaid1999$224,000$423,000(est)
Gena Rowlands1999$207,000$389,000(est)
Jon Stewart1999$192,000$361,000(est)
Madeleine Stowe1999$180,000$338,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes20,807

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$3,970,078$7,475,471
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$3,970,078$7,475,471

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 Revenue1999$1,985,039$3,737,736
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$13,587,000$25,583,685
Physical Purchases ?1999$17,561,000$33,066,541
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$1,588,031$2,990,188
Total Revenues1999$34,721,070$65,378,150
Expenses
Budget ?1999$20,000,000$37,659,064
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$2,576,000 (est)$4,850,487 (est)
Participations1999$1,389,000$2,615,422
Residuals ?1999$2,372,000$4,466,365
Interest & Overhead1999$4,000,000$7,531,813
Total Expenses1999$30,337,000$57,123,151
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$4,384,070$8,254,999

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