The Parent Trap

1998 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Adaptation, Girl Power, Remake, Sibling, Twin

Synopsis

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

Scores

Overall Score
87.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.3%
Review Aggregate
76.1

Critic Consensus

90.5% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlylightheartedcharacter-drivenromanticvisually strikingfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dennis Quaid1998$1,443,000$2,777,000(est)
Natasha Richardson1998$1,000,000 source$1,924,540reported
Lindsay Lohan1998$669,000$1,287,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes168,043

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$66,308,518$127,613,387
International1998$25,800,000$49,653,129
Worldwide1998$92,108,518$177,266,516

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 Revenue1998$43,474,259$83,667,945
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$29,540,000$56,850,908
Physical Purchases ?1998$41,325,000$79,531,610
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$16,577,130$31,903,347
Total Revenues1998$130,916,388$251,953,810
Expenses
Budget ?1998$15,000,000$28,868,098
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$18,750,000 (est)$36,085,123 (est)
Participations1998$10,473,000$20,155,706
Residuals ?1998$6,031,000$11,606,900
Interest & Overhead1998$3,000,000$5,773,620
Total Expenses1998$53,254,000$102,489,447
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$77,662,388$149,464,364

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