Pursuit of Happiness

2003 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.

Scores

Overall Score
37.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.4%
Review Aggregate
65.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, funny, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenfunnyromanticemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Frank Whaley2003$0$0(est)
Annabeth Gish2003$0$0(est)
Amy Jo Johnson2003$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes479

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$6,850$11,679
International2003N/AN/A
Worldwide2003$6,850$11,679

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$3,425$5,839
Digital Rentals ?2003$3,000$5,115
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$661,000$1,126,933
Physical Purchases ?2003$1,207,000$2,057,804
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$75,000$127,867
Total Revenues2003$1,949,425$3,323,558
Expenses
Budget ?2003$250,000 (est)$426,223 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$80,000 (est)$136,391 (est)
Participations2003$78,000$132,982
Residuals ?2003$133,000$226,751
Interest & Overhead2003$50,000$85,245
Total Expenses2003$591,000$1,007,591
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$1,358,425$2,315,967

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