Illegal Tender

2007 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home.

Scores

Overall Score
46.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
40.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.2%
Review Aggregate
42.6

Critic Consensus

13.3% Fresh • 45 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 13% of 45 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlythin plotstylizedvisually strikingcoming of agefunnychristmascharacter-drivenpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rick Gonzalez2007$53,000$80,000(est)
Wanda De Jesús2007$32,000$49,000(est)
Dania Ramirez2007$24,000$37,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count48
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes2,831

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$3,106,835$4,701,467
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$3,106,835$4,701,467

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 Revenue2007$1,553,418$2,350,734
Digital Rentals ?2007$529,000$800,518
Digital Purchases ?2007$197,000$298,113
Physical Rentals ?2007$9,110,000$13,785,851
Physical Purchases ?2007$20,471,000$30,978,064
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$1,242,734$1,880,587
Total Revenues2007$33,103,152$50,093,867
Expenses
Budget ?2007$3,418,000 (est)$5,172,342 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$2,520,000 (est)$3,813,430 (est)
Participations2007$1,324,000$2,003,564
Residuals ?2007$2,268,000$3,432,087
Interest & Overhead2007$683,600$1,034,468
Total Expenses2007$10,213,600$15,455,892
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$22,889,552$34,637,975

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