The Sweetest Thing

2002 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Christina Walters spent years avoiding men, then suddenly met her perfect match while hanging with her best friends, Courtney and Jane. When she finds out that he has left town, she and Courtney set out on a trip.

Scores

Overall Score
76.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.0%
Review Aggregate
45.4

Critic Consensus

24.8% Fresh • 101 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 101 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotlightheartedfunnyromanticfamily-friendlystylizedcoming of agescaryvisually strikinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cameron Diaz2002$15,000,000 source$26,156,197reported
Christina Applegate2002$2,071,000$3,611,000(est)
Selma Blair2002$1,559,000$2,719,000(est)
Thomas Jane2002$1,275,000$2,223,000(est)
Jason Bateman2002$1,091,000$1,902,000(est)
Parker Posey2002$960,000$1,674,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count109
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes64,898

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$24,718,164$43,102,211
International2002$43,978,608$76,687,542
Worldwide2002$68,696,770$119,789,750

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$29,950,525$52,226,123
Digital Rentals ?2002$16,000$27,900
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$18,435,000$32,145,966
Physical Purchases ?2002$34,374,000$59,939,541
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$6,179,541$10,775,553
Total Revenues2002$88,955,066$155,115,082
Expenses
Budget ?2002$43,000,000$74,981,098
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$20,306,000 (est)$35,408,516 (est)
Participations2002$3,558,000$6,204,250
Residuals ?2002$4,196,000$7,316,760
Interest & Overhead2002$7,310,000$12,746,787
Total Expenses2002$78,370,000$136,657,411
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$10,585,066$18,457,672

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