Where the Heart Is

2000 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Chick Flick, Female Character, Mother

Synopsis

A pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.

Scores

Overall Score
72.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.6%
Review Aggregate
57.0

Critic Consensus

32.5% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 33% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedrealisticfamily-friendlyhistoricalupliftingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Natalie Portman2000$250,000 source$455,430reported
Ashley Judd2000$751,000$1,369,000(est)
Stockard Channing2000$566,000$1,030,000(est)
Joan Cusack2000$462,000$843,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count97
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes37,872

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$33,772,840$61,524,620
International2000$7,090,880$12,917,590
Worldwide2000$40,863,720$74,442,210

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$19,722,772$35,929,346
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$23,383,000$42,597,252
Physical Purchases ?2000$31,185,000$56,810,303
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$8,443,210$15,381,155
Total Revenues2000$82,733,982$150,718,057
Expenses
Budget ?2000$15,000,000$27,325,783
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$13,978,000 (est)$25,463,986 (est)
Participations2000$6,619,000$12,057,957
Residuals ?2000$4,434,000$8,077,501
Interest & Overhead2000$3,000,000$5,465,157
Total Expenses2000$43,031,000$78,390,385
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$39,702,982$72,327,672

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