The Story of Us

1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.

Scores

Overall Score
69.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.5%
Review Aggregate
45.7

Critic Consensus

24.8% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 113 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyromanticemotionalstylizedcharacter-drivencoming of agerealisticlightheartedfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bruce Willis1999$7,428,000$13,986,000(est)
Michelle Pfeiffer1999$4,572,000$8,609,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes25,604

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$27,100,032$51,028,090
International1999$31,800,000$59,877,910
Worldwide1999$58,900,032$110,906,000

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 Revenue1999$26,270,016$49,465,209
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$21,862,000$41,165,121
Physical Purchases ?1999$28,256,000$53,204,724
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$6,775,008$12,757,023
Total Revenues1999$83,163,024$156,592,077
Expenses
Budget ?1999$50,000,000$94,147,657
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$26,486,000 (est)$49,871,897 (est)
Participations1999$1,663,000$3,131,351
Residuals ?1999$4,025,000$7,578,886
Interest & Overhead1999$7,500,000$14,122,149
Total Expenses1999$89,674,000$168,851,940
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-6,510,976$-12,259,863

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