Adaptation.

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Grosses

Domestic (68.6%)
$22,498,520
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$384,478
7 theaters
Budget$19,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 6, 2002 (Feb 14, 2003) - May 22, 2003
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release391 days/55 weeks
Widest Release672 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 6-8
Post-Thanksgiving
22$384,478-7-$54,925$384,4781
Dec 13-1525$277,184-27.9%7-$39,597$858,0552
Dec 20-2216$1,108,032+299.7%109+102$10,165$2,106,4763
Dec 27-2921$1,033,875-6.7%109-$9,485$4,074,9844
Jan 3-519$903,927-12.6%109-$8,292$6,100,3715
Jan 10-1214$2,636,924+191.7%560+451$4,708$9,187,0016
Jan 17-1917$1,825,241-30.8%564+4$3,236$11,880,7737
Jan 17-20
MLK wknd
17$2,251,634-564-$3,992$12,307,166-
Jan 24-2618$1,406,390-22.9%564-$2,493$14,252,1478
Jan 31-Feb 220$1,136,767-19.2%528-36$2,152$15,877,0249
Feb 7-920$751,278-33.9%415-113$1,810$16,967,94410
Feb 14-1619$1,130,480+50.5%672+257$1,682$18,380,83211
Feb 14-17
Presidents' Day wknd
19$1,311,426-672-$1,951$18,561,778-
Feb 21-2323$575,083-49.1%390-282$1,474$19,427,39812
Feb 28-Mar 222$487,658-15.2%300-90$1,625$20,106,25013
Mar 7-923$358,183-26.6%234-66$1,530$20,624,78314
Mar 14-1624$328,040-8.4%190-44$1,726$21,101,76315
Mar 21-2324$290,405-11.5%169-21$1,718$21,523,93216
Mar 28-3032$234,005-19.4%149-20$1,570$21,878,96517
Apr 4-636$137,289-41.3%97-52$1,415$22,078,16918
Apr 11-1349$66,442-51.6%72-25$922$22,184,73519
Apr 18-2061$39,967-39.8%39-33$1,024$22,245,86120
Apr 18-21
Easter wknd
52$39,967-39-$1,024$22,245,861-
Apr 25-2783$17,409-56.4%39-$446$22,296,61921
May 2-491$9,476-45.6%9-30$1,052$22,306,09522
May 9-1155$42,358+347%88+79$481$22,350,66223
May 16-1874$19,406-54.2%49-39$396$22,498,52024