The Divorce

2003 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Europe, France, Paris, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

French vs. American social customs and behaviors are observed in a story about an American visiting her sister and French brother-in-law and niece in Paris.

Scores

Overall Score
58.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.2%
Review Aggregate
35.4

Critic Consensus

34.9% Fresh • 126 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 126 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticlightheartedcharacter-drivenhistoricalfunnyvisually strikingtragicgrittyuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Hudson2003$115,000$196,000(est)
Naomi Watts2003$71,000$121,000(est)
Leslie Caron2003$53,000$91,000(est)
Stockard Channing2003$44,000$74,000(est)
Glenn Close2003$37,000$64,000(est)
Stephen Fry2003$33,000$56,000(est)
Thierry Lhermitte2003$29,000$50,000(est)
Matthew Modine2003$27,000$46,000(est)
Bebe Neuwirth2003$25,000$42,000(est)
Sam Waterston2003$23,000$39,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count138
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes12,446

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$9,081,057$15,482,215
International2003$3,910,939$6,667,726
Worldwide2003$12,991,996$22,149,941

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$6,104,904$10,408,198
Digital Rentals ?2003$75,000$127,867
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$14,858,000$25,331,275
Physical Purchases ?2003$27,107,000$46,214,489
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$2,179,454$3,715,732
Total Revenues2003$50,324,358$85,797,560
Expenses
Budget ?2003$9,541,000 (est)$16,266,368 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$7,144,000 (est)$12,179,743 (est)
Participations2003$4,026,000$6,863,892
Residuals ?2003$3,205,000$5,464,177
Interest & Overhead2003$1,908,200$3,253,274
Total Expenses2003$25,824,200$44,027,454
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$24,500,158$41,770,106

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