The Business of Strangers

2001 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Two businesswomen bond and reveal their inner natures while getting carried away on a revenge attack against an accused rapist.

Scores

Overall Score
39.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.1%
Review Aggregate
66.0

Critic Consensus

81.0% Fresh • 84 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 84 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivensuspensefulgrittythought-provokingpoliticalvisually strikingemotionalpsychologicalfunnysatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Stockard Channing2001$22,000$39,000(est)
Julia Stiles2001$13,000$24,000(est)
Fred Weller2001$10,000$18,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count95
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes3,886

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$1,030,920$1,826,085
International2001$256,678$454,658
Worldwide2001$1,287,598$2,280,742

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 Revenue2001$618,131$1,094,905
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$9,303,000$16,478,550
Physical Purchases ?2001$13,901,000$24,623,059
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$412,368$730,434
Total Revenues2001$24,234,499$42,926,948
Expenses
Budget ?2001$760,000 (est)$1,346,200 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$750,000 (est)$1,328,487 (est)
Participations2001$969,000$1,716,405
Residuals ?2001$1,728,000$3,060,833
Interest & Overhead2001$152,000$269,240
Total Expenses2001$4,359,000$7,721,165
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$19,875,499$35,205,783

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