Was this a flop?
I know it made less m than its budget in America, but did it flop commercially?
shareBudget: $40 million
Box office: $55,707,411
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_It_Forward_%28film%29
The most expensive part of the budget must (very deservedly) have been Thomas Newman's score for the film.
I think it's the kind of movie that future generations are likely to watch during Thanksgiving, or maybe on September 11th every year. This film should be selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress.