The Wood

1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Wedding

Synopsis

While dealing with a friend's cold feet on his wedding day, a writer reminisces about his youth with his best friends.

Scores

Overall Score
69.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.6%
Review Aggregate
74.1

Critic Consensus

63.0% Fresh • 46 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agefunnylightheartedcharacter-drivengrittyupliftingromanticfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Taye Diggs1999$391,000$735,000(est)
Omar Epps1999$240,000$453,000(est)
Richard T. Jones1999$181,000$341,000(est)
Sean Nelson1999$148,000$279,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes10,823

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$25,059,640$47,186,128
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$25,059,640$47,186,128

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$12,529,820$23,593,064
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$21,175,000$39,871,533
Physical Purchases ?1999$27,369,000$51,534,545
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$6,264,910$11,796,532
Total Revenues1999$67,338,730$126,795,674
Expenses
Budget ?1999$6,000,000$11,297,719
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$7,233,000 (est)$13,619,400 (est)
Participations1999$5,387,000$10,143,469
Residuals ?1999$3,884,000$7,313,390
Interest & Overhead1999$1,200,000$2,259,544
Total Expenses1999$23,704,000$44,633,521
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$43,634,730$82,162,152

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