#1 with $35.1 million. By the end of its run, the film had grossed $152.3 million in the United States and Canada, and an international gross of $157.2 million, altogether making $309.5 million worldwide. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 5.31/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Cliché story with lack of chemistry between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts." According to Metacritic, which assigned the film a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on 29 critics, the film received "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. The Los Angeles Times wrote: "Runaway Bride Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott script is so muddled and contrived, raising issues only to ignore them or throw them away, you wonder why so many people embraced it." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2/4 stars, saying: "After seeing Gere and Roberts play much smarter people (even in romantic comedies), it is painful to see them dumbed down here. The screenplay is so sluggish, they're like Derby winners made to carry extra weight." The New York Times said: "More often, the film is like a ride through a car wash: forward motion, familiar phases in the same old order and a sense of being carried along steadily on a well-used track. It works without exactly showing signs of life." Soundtrack Notes The soundtrack peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 Charts on August 20, 1999. Track information and credits verified from Discogs, AllMusic, and the album's liner notes. Certifications References External links Film stills 1999 films 1999 romantic comedy films 1990s screwball comedy films American romantic comedy films American screwball comedy films Films about journalists Films about weddings in the United States Films directed by Garry Marshall Films produced by Tom Rosenberg Films scored by James Newton Howard Films set in Maryland Films set in New York City Films shot in Maryland Interscope Communications films Lakeshore Entertainment films Paramount Pictures films Touchstone Pictures films Films produced by Scott Kroopf 1990s English-language films 1990s American films