The Notebook is a 2004 romance film directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.

Plot:

In a modern day nursing home, an elderly man named Noah, but called "Duke", begins to read a love story from his notebook about a couple named Allie and Noah, and Noah's undying love for his wife Allie who suffers from senile dementia. Before her disease intensified, Allie wrote their love story down in a notebook. She gave it to him with instructions to read it to her on days she couldn't remember, promising that her memory would come back as Noah read her their love story.

Critical reception:

The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregate at Rotten Tomatoes reported that 51% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 142 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 34 reviews.

The film was far more popular with women than with men. On the IMDb Women's Top 50 Films it is #29, but men only scored it 7.4/10, far off the equivalent list.

Box office performance:

The film was released June 25, 2004 in the United States and Canada and grossed $13.4 million in 2,303 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #4 at the box office. The film grossed a total of $115.6 million worldwide — $81 million in the United States and Canada and $34.6 million elsewhere.