How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

2008 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.

Scores

Overall Score
32.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.5%
Review Aggregate
62.2

Critic Consensus

78.6% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, family-friendly, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenupliftingsuspensefulfunnyromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Peña2008$4,000$5,000(est)
America Ferrera2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Lucy Gallardo2008$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes681

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$215,303$313,704
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$215,303$313,704

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2008$107,652$156,852
Digital Rentals ?2008$617,000$898,992
Digital Purchases ?2008$220,000$320,548
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,115,000$7,452,743
Physical Purchases ?2008$10,598,000$15,441,675
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$96,886$141,167
Total Revenues2008$16,754,538$24,411,977
Expenses
Budget ?2008$250,000 (est)$364,259 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$172,000 (est)$250,610 (est)
Participations2008$670,000$976,215
Residuals ?2008$1,191,000$1,735,331
Interest & Overhead2008$50,000$72,852
Total Expenses2008$2,333,000$3,399,267
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$14,421,538$21,012,710

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