The Singles Ward

2002 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Christian Theme, Religious Theme, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

After his divorce, a Mormon stand-up comedian moves to loosen the ties to the Church and its singles ward. When a woman from his new church calls, he responds rudely; when he meets her in person, he notices that she's nice and cute.

Scores

Overall Score
44.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.7%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

57.1% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Will Swenson2002$29,000$50,000(est)
Kirby Heyborne2002$18,000$31,000(est)
Connie Young2002$13,000$23,000(est)
Erin Chambers Various actors2002$11,000$19,000(est)
Various actors2002$9,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes1,567

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$1,250,798$2,181,075
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$1,250,798$2,181,075

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 Revenue2002$625,399$1,090,537
Digital Rentals ?2002$8,000$13,950
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$9,364,000$16,328,443
Physical Purchases ?2002$17,460,000$30,445,816
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$500,319$872,430
Total Revenues2002$27,957,718$48,751,177
Expenses
Budget ?2002$500,000$871,873
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$450,000 (est)$784,686 (est)
Participations2002$1,118,000$1,949,509
Residuals ?2002$2,000,000$3,487,493
Interest & Overhead2002$100,000$174,375
Total Expenses2002$4,168,000$7,267,936
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$23,789,718$41,483,241

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