What's Cooking?

2000 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thanksgiving

Synopsis

Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.

Scores

Overall Score
42.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
60.5

Critic Consensus

48.2% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, lighthearted, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

christmaslightheartedfunnyfamily-friendlystylizedtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joan Chen2000$14,000$25,000(est)
Julianna Margulies2000$9,000$16,000(est)
Mercedes Ruehl2000$6,000$12,000(est)
Kyra Sedgwick2000$5,000$10,000(est)
Alfre Woodard2000$5,000$8,000(est)
Maury Chaykin2000$4,000$7,000(est)
Estelle Harris2000$4,000$7,000(est)
Dennis Haysbert2000$3,000$6,000(est)
Lainie Kazan2000$3,000$5,000(est)
Victor Rivers2000$3,000$5,000(est)
Douglas Spain2000$3,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score52.0
RT critic review count66
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes3,043

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$1,045,899$1,905,334
International2000$603,756$1,099,874
Worldwide2000$1,649,655$3,005,208

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 Revenue2000$764,452$1,392,617
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$9,469,000$17,249,857
Physical Purchases ?2000$12,629,000$23,006,489
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$418,360$762,134
Total Revenues2000$23,280,812$42,411,096
Expenses
Budget ?2000$1,815,000 (est)$3,306,420 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$1,320,000 (est)$2,404,669 (est)
Participations2000$931,000$1,696,020
Residuals ?2000$1,646,000$2,998,549
Interest & Overhead2000$363,000$661,284
Total Expenses2000$6,075,000$11,066,943
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$17,205,812$31,344,153

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