The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

1993 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

When superficial David meets Carrie in a Boston bar, he falls in love. She's not interested. She later falls for his charm. Friends observe and comment the relationship.

Scores

Overall Score
13.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.4%
Review Aggregate
25.2

Critic Consensus

9.1% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 9% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotfunnysatiricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Arye Gross1993$163,000$353,000(est)
Courteney Cox1993$100,000$217,000(est)
Kevin Pollak1993$75,000$164,000(est)
Julie Brown1993$62,000$134,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score7.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes860

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$690,966$1,500,042
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$690,966$1,500,042

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$345,483$750,021
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$4,530,000$9,834,332
Physical Purchases ?1993$3,640,000$7,902,201
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$276,386$600,017
Total Revenues1993$8,791,869$19,086,571
Expenses
Budget ?1993$2,500,000$5,427,336
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$553,000 (est)$1,200,527 (est)
Participations1993$352,000$764,169
Residuals ?1993$609,000$1,322,099
Interest & Overhead1993$500,000$1,085,467
Total Expenses1993$4,514,000$9,799,597
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$4,277,869$9,286,973

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