The Night We Never Met

1993 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Brian, painter Ellen and chef Sam timeshare an apartment on different days. A shift on Mon/Wednesdays causes mistaken identity as Ellen and Sam have never met but leave notes, food etc. behind for each other.

Scores

Overall Score
27.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.2%
Review Aggregate
52.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew Broderick1993$460,000$999,000(est)
Annabella Sciorra1993$283,000$615,000(est)
Kevin Anderson1993$213,000$463,000(est)
Jeanne Tripplehorn1993$174,000$378,000(est)
Justine Bateman1993$149,000$324,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes3,093

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$1,884,814$4,091,807
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$1,884,814$4,091,807

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 Revenue1993$942,407$2,045,904
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$8,867,000$19,249,674
Physical Purchases ?1993$7,125,000$15,467,907
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$753,926$1,636,723
Total Revenues1993$17,688,333$38,400,207
Expenses
Budget ?1993$8,000,000$17,367,474
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$1,451,000 (est)$3,150,026 (est)
Participations1993$708,000$1,537,021
Residuals ?1993$1,211,000$2,629,001
Interest & Overhead1993$1,600,000$3,473,495
Total Expenses1993$12,970,000$28,157,017
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$4,718,333$10,243,190

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