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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 6-1222$580,871-7-$82,981$580,8711
Dec 13-1926$417,573-28.1%7-$59,653$998,4442
Dec 20-2617$2,042,665+389.2%109+102$18,740$3,041,1093
Dec 27-Jan 2, 200320$2,155,335+5.5%109-$19,773$5,196,4444
Jan 3-918$1,353,633-37.2%109-$12,418$6,550,0775
Jan 10-1612$3,505,455+159%560+451$6,259$10,055,5326
Jan 17-2313$2,790,225-20.4%564+4$4,947$12,845,7577
Jan 24-3018$1,894,500-32.1%564-$3,359$14,740,2578
Jan 31-Feb 620$1,476,409-22.1%528-36$2,796$16,216,6669
Feb 7-1320$1,033,686-30%415-113$2,490$17,250,35210
Feb 14-2013$1,601,963+55%672+257$2,383$18,852,31511
Feb 21-2723$766,277-52.2%390-282$1,964$19,618,59212
Feb 28-Mar 622$648,008-15.4%300-90$2,160$20,266,60013
Mar 7-1323$507,123-21.7%234-66$2,167$20,773,72314
Mar 14-2025$459,804-9.3%190-44$2,420$21,233,52715
Mar 21-2724$411,433-10.5%169-21$2,434$21,644,96016
Mar 28-Apr 333$295,920-28.1%149-20$1,986$21,940,88017
Apr 4-1045$137,289-53.6%97-52$1,415$22,078,16918
Apr 11-1754$87,601-36.2%72-25$1,216$22,205,89419
Apr 18-2460$71,107-18.8%39-33$1,823$22,277,00120
Apr 25-May 186$19,618-72.4%39-$503$22,296,61921
May 2-896$11,685-40.4%9-30$1,298$22,308,30422
May 9-1539$170,810+1,361.8%88+79$1,941$22,479,11423