The Hours

2002 | Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

Scores

Overall Score
85.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.0%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

79.0% Fresh • 186 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 186 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenhistoricalmacabrevisually strikingsuspensefulcoming of agestylizedthought-provokinguplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Meryl Streep2002$1,203,000$2,097,000(est)
Julianne Moore2002$740,000$1,291,000(est)
Nicole Kidman2002$557,000$972,000(est)
Ed Harris2002$456,000$795,000(est)
Toni Collette2002$390,000$680,000(est)
Claire Danes2002$343,000$598,000(est)
Jeff Daniels2002$308,000$537,000(est)
Stephen Dillane2002$281,000$489,000(est)
Allison Janney2002$258,000$450,000(est)
John C. Reilly2002$240,000$418,000(est)
Miranda Richardson2002$224,000$391,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count195
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes145,116

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$41,675,992$72,672,364
International2002$67,170,080$117,127,590
Worldwide2002$108,846,070$189,799,950

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 Revenue2002$47,706,028$83,187,218
Digital Rentals ?2002$19,000$33,131
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$21,442,000$37,389,412
Physical Purchases ?2002$39,981,000$69,716,727
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$10,418,998$18,168,091
Total Revenues2002$119,567,026$208,494,579
Expenses
Budget ?2002$25,000,000$43,593,662
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$23,659,000 (est)$41,255,298 (est)
Participations2002$9,565,000$16,678,935
Residuals ?2002$5,037,000$8,783,251
Interest & Overhead2002$4,250,000$7,410,922
Total Expenses2002$67,511,000$117,722,068
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$52,056,026$90,772,511

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