The Myth of Fingerprints

1997 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thanksgiving

Synopsis

A few days spent in close proximity to each other soon leads to family secrets and old resentments being revealed, which threaten to splinter an already dysfunctional family.

Scores

Overall Score
30.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.9%
Review Aggregate
60.2

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenfunnyromanticemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Arija Bareikis1997$81,000$157,000(est)
Blythe Danner1997$50,000$97,000(est)
Hope Davis1997$37,000$73,000(est)
Laurel Holloman1997$31,000$60,000(est)
Brian Kerwin1997$26,000$51,000(est)
James LeGros1997$23,000$45,000(est)
Julianne Moore1997$21,000$40,000(est)
Roy Scheider1997$19,000$37,000(est)
Michael Vartan1997$17,000$34,000(est)
Noah Wyle1997$16,000$31,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count25
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes2,754

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$523,025$1,022,261
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$523,025$1,022,261

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 Revenue1997$261,512$511,131
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$6,068,000$11,860,010
Physical Purchases ?1997$8,107,000$15,845,270
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$209,210$408,905
Total Revenues1997$14,645,722$28,625,316
Expenses
Budget ?1997$2,000,000$3,909,034
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$418,000 (est)$816,988 (est)
Participations1997$586,000$1,145,347
Residuals ?1997$1,050,000$2,052,243
Interest & Overhead1997$400,000$781,807
Total Expenses1997$4,454,000$8,705,419
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$10,191,722$19,919,896

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