There's Something About Mary

1998 | Comedy, Romance, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, Off-Screen Couples On-Screen, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

Scores

Overall Score
93.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.8%
Review Aggregate
72.7

Critic Consensus

84.1% Fresh • 88 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 88 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotromanticpoliticallightheartedstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cameron Diaz1998$1,653,000$3,182,000(est)
Matt Dillon1998$1,018,000$1,959,000(est)
Ben Stiller1998$3,000,000 source$5,773,620reported
Lee Evans1998$627,000$1,206,000(est)
Chris Elliott1998$536,000$1,031,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count88
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes342,317

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$176,484,651$339,651,749
International1998$193,400,000$372,206,012
Worldwide1998$369,884,651$711,857,761

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 Revenue1998$165,602,326$318,708,279
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$34,131,000$65,686,471
Physical Purchases ?1998$47,748,000$91,892,930
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$49,415,702$95,102,490
Total Revenues1998$296,897,028$571,390,169
Expenses
Budget ?1998$23,000,000$44,264,417
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$28,750,000 (est)$55,330,521 (est)
Participations1998$44,535,000$85,709,383
Residuals ?1998$8,422,000$16,208,475
Interest & Overhead1998$4,600,000$8,852,883
Total Expenses1998$109,307,000$210,365,680
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$187,590,028$361,024,489

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