It was partly financed by Furthur Films, a production company founded by actor Michael Douglas. Release Swimfan opened in the number one spot at the North American box office in its first week of release, earning $12.4 million and beating My Big Fat Greek Wedding and City by the Sea. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox in most countries, but Icon Film Distribution distributed it in the United Kingdom. The worldwide box office gross was $34.4 million; nearly a third of that came from its first-place opening weekend in the US. Director John Polson credited the film’s strong opening weekend to Fox’s marketing campaign. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 15% of 91 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 3.9/10. The consensus is, "A Fatal Attraction rip-off, Swimfan is a predictable, mediocre thriller." Peter Bradshaw gave the film two stars out of five, calling it a "teen Fatal Attraction with an unappetising extra helping of Scream and saying it lacks "the sardonic wit that parts of the script had seemed initially to promise". Variety described it as a "chiller resolutely without chills, in which even the pool water always seems heated. And inasmuch as the pic never owns up to its own trashiness, it's not even enjoyable camp—like Mary Lambert's recent The In Crowd—even though there's about as much underage drinking, heavy petting and full-on sex as you can imagine this side of a very surprising PG-13 rating." Soundtrack See also References External links 2002 films 2000s teen films 2002 psychological thriller films American teen films American psychological thriller films Films about infidelity Films about stalking Films set in New Jersey Films shot in New Jersey Swimming films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by John Polson Films scored by Louis Febre 2000s English-language films 2000s American films