Synopsis
Martha relies on her culinary skills as her primary means of communication. She lives for her work and presides with obsessive care over her spotless, precise kitchen. When a fateful accident leaves Lina, her 8-year-old niece, in her care, Martha’s orderly life begins to come undone. When the owner is consequently forced to bring in help, Martha and the new charming and carefree Italian chef are instantly at odds.
Metrics
Movie Details
| United Kingdom Releases: |
May 16th, 2003 (Limited) |
| Video Release: |
February 18th, 2003 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG for thematic material and mild language |
| Running Time: |
109 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Comedy Drama, Romance, Unexpected Families, Restaurants, Food, Single Parent, Car Accident, Death of a Sibling, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Remade, F-Rated |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: |
Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland |
| Languages: |
German, Italian |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2003/05/16 |
- |
$62,220 |
|
14 |
$4,444 |
$62,220 |
1 |
| 2003/05/23 |
- |
$38,754 |
-38% |
13 |
$2,981 |
$134,288 |
2 |
| 2003/05/30 |
- |
$8,257 |
-79% |
8 |
$1,032 |
$168,500 |
3 |
| 2003/06/06 |
- |
$13,088 |
+59% |
12 |
$1,091 |
$198,723 |
4 |
| 2003/06/13 |
- |
$4,721 |
-64% |
9 |
$525 |
$222,316 |
5 |
| 2003/06/20 |
- |
$3,259 |
-31% |
8 |
$407 |
$234,932 |
6 |
| 2003/07/04 |
- |
$4,213 |
|
5 |
$843 |
$251,673 |
8 |
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