The Safety of Objects

2003 | Drama

Synopsis

Meet four neighboring, suburban families, each with their own problems.

Scores

Overall Score
44.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.2%
Review Aggregate
58.6

Critic Consensus

46.4% Fresh • 69 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 69 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenupliftingfunnyfamily-friendlystylizedsatiricalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Glenn Close2003$4,000$7,000(est)
Dermot Mulroney2003$3,000$4,000(est)
Jessica Campbell2003$2,000$3,000(est)
Patricia Clarkson2003$2,000$3,000(est)
Joshua Jackson2003$1,000$2,000(est)
Moira Kelly2003$1,000$2,000(est)
Robert Klein2003$1,000$2,000(est)
Timothy Olyphant2003$1,000$2,000(est)
Mary Kay Place2003$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count74
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes4,449

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$319,299$544,370
International2003$133,993$228,444
Worldwide2003$453,292$772,814

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 Revenue2003$213,247$363,562
Digital Rentals ?2003$40,000$68,196
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$7,985,000$13,613,557
Physical Purchases ?2003$14,568,000$24,836,857
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$134,106$228,635
Total Revenues2003$22,940,352$39,110,807
Expenses
Budget ?2003$499,000 (est)$850,741 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$363,000 (est)$618,876 (est)
Participations2003$918,000$1,565,090
Residuals ?2003$1,668,000$2,843,759
Interest & Overhead2003$99,800$170,148
Total Expenses2003$3,547,800$6,048,613
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$19,392,552$33,062,194

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