The Secret Lives of Dentists

2003 | Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis

An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point.

Scores

Overall Score
51.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.0%
Review Aggregate
70.3

Critic Consensus

87.1% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivenfunnydarkaction-packedrealisticthought-provokinggrittyromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Campbell Scott2003$64,000$109,000(est)
Hope Davis2003$39,000$67,000(est)
Denis Leary2003$30,000$50,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count93
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes3,594

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$3,707,346$6,320,622
International2003$56,940$97,077
Worldwide2003$3,764,286$6,417,698

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$1,876,449$3,199,142
Digital Rentals ?2003$62,000$105,703
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$12,287,000$20,948,000
Physical Purchases ?2003$22,415,000$38,215,139
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$1,482,938$2,528,249
Total Revenues2003$38,123,387$64,996,232
Expenses
Budget ?2003$2,169,000 (est)$3,697,909 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$2,805,000 (est)$4,782,220 (est)
Participations2003$3,050,000$5,199,919
Residuals ?2003$2,633,000$4,488,979
Interest & Overhead2003$433,800$739,582
Total Expenses2003$11,090,800$18,908,609
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$27,032,587$46,087,623

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