The Next Best Thing

2000 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Pregnancy

Synopsis

Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one-night-stand with her gay friend; they agree to raise the resulting baby together.

Scores

Overall Score
55.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Review Aggregate
31.6

Critic Consensus

11.4% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticemotionallightheartedfamily-friendlythought-provokingpacing issuesfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rupert Everett2000$1,630,000$2,969,000(est)
Madonna2000$1,003,000$1,828,000(est)
Benjamin Bratt2000$755,000$1,376,000(est)
Michael Vartan2000$618,000$1,125,000(est)
Josef Sommer2000$528,000$963,000(est)
Lynn Redgrave2000$465,000$847,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count94
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes12,003

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$14,990,582$27,308,628
International2000$9,372,190$17,073,496
Worldwide2000$24,362,772$44,382,124

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 Revenue2000$11,244,167$20,483,712
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$17,755,000$32,344,620
Physical Purchases ?2000$23,679,000$43,136,484
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$3,597,740$6,554,071
Total Revenues2000$56,275,907$102,518,887
Expenses
Budget ?2000$25,000,000$45,542,974
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$10,685,000 (est)$19,465,067 (est)
Participations2000$2,251,000$4,100,689
Residuals ?2000$3,230,000$5,884,152
Interest & Overhead2000$4,250,000$7,742,306
Total Expenses2000$45,416,000$82,735,189
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$10,859,907$19,783,698

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