Adaptation.
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
| Domestic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
| Domestic | Dec 6, 2002 | $384,478 | $22,498,520 |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
| Austria | Apr 4, 2003 | – | $115,796 |
| Bulgaria | Mar 21, 2003 | $6,811 | $18,408 |
| Czech Republic | Aug 14, 2003 | $12,884 | $56,969 |
| Finland | Mar 7, 2003 | – | $37,846 |
| France | Mar 26, 2003 | – | $258,535 |
| Germany | Mar 13, 2003 | – | $357,917 |
| Greece | Mar 7, 2003 | $113,000 | $271,250 |
| Hungary | Jul 31, 2003 | – | $40,905 |
| Netherlands | Mar 6, 2003 | – | $294,744 |
| Norway | May 23, 2003 | $14,120 | $297,882 |
| Poland | Apr 25, 2003 | $35,781 | $131,464 |
| South Africa | Mar 7, 2003 | – | $24,709 |
| Spain | Mar 21, 2003 | – | $550,385 |
| Türkiye | Feb 21, 2003 | $164,083 | $392,202 |
| United Kingdom | Feb 28, 2003 | $376,193 | $938,840 |
| Latin America | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
| Argentina | Feb 14, 2003 | – | $129,123 |
| Chile | Mar 13, 2003 | – | $166,975 |
| Mexico | Feb 21, 2003 | – | $601,646 |
| Asia Pacific | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Release Date | Opening | Gross |
| Australia | – | $1,139,021 | |
| New Zealand | Jan 31, 2003 | – | $123,937 |
| Taiwan | Feb 21, 2003 | $20,977 | $52,011 |
