<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $29 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $115.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on Nicholas Sparks' 1996 novel of the same name . The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s . Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes's mother). </P> <P> The Notebook received generally mixed reviews, but performed well at the box office and received several award nominations, winning eight Teen Choice Awards, a Satellite Award and an MTV Movie Award . The film became a sleeper hit and has gained a cult following . On November 11, 2012, ABC Family premiered an extended version with deleted scenes added back into the original storyline . </P>

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