Two If by Sea

1996 | Comedy, Crime, Romance, Boston, City, Massachusetts, North America, Romantic Comedy, USA

Synopsis

A couple steals a Matisse painting on contract and manage to evade the police. The sale takes place four days later on an island, but things don't go as planned.

Scores

Overall Score
39.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.1%
Review Aggregate
26.5

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, scary. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotscaryfunnycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock1996$135,000$270,000(est)
Denis Leary1996$1,000,000 source$1,999,363reported
Stephen Dillane1996$62,000$125,000(est)
Yaphet Kotto1996$51,000$102,000(est)
Mike Starr1996$44,000$87,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score13.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score23.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes6,629

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$10,658,278$21,309,762
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$10,658,278$21,309,762

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 Revenue1996$5,329,139$10,654,881
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$17,078,000$34,145,114
Physical Purchases ?1996$20,233,000$40,453,103
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$2,557,987$5,114,343
Total Revenues1996$45,198,126$90,367,440
Expenses
Budget ?1996$17,053,000 (est)$34,095,130 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$5,239,000 (est)$10,474,660 (est)
Participations1996$1,808,000$3,614,848
Residuals ?1996$2,875,000$5,748,167
Interest & Overhead1996$3,410,600$6,819,026
Total Expenses1996$30,385,600$60,751,831
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$14,812,526$29,615,609

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