Pulling Strings

2013 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

After a night of drinking, Rachel (Laura Ramsey), a diplomat working in Mexico City finds her world turned upside down after she's saved by Alejandro (Jaime Camil), a Mariachi singer whose visa was rejected the day before - by Rachel.

Scores

Overall Score
55.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.7%
Review Aggregate
65.7

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedstylizedfunnycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Laura Ramsey2013$136,000$183,000(est)
Jaime Camil2013$84,000$113,000(est)
Omar Chaparro2013$63,000$85,000(est)
Tom Arnold2013$51,000$69,000(est)
Stockard Channing2013$44,000$59,000(est)
Roberto Sosa2013$39,000$52,000(est)
Aurora Papile2013$35,000$47,000(est)
Renata Ybarra2013$32,000$43,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes2,066

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$5,842,961$7,866,681
International2013$7,882,858$10,613,101
Worldwide2013$13,725,819$18,479,782

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 Revenue2013$6,074,624$8,178,581
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,275,000$4,409,302
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,958,000$2,636,157
Physical Rentals ?2013$4,233,000$5,699,107
Physical Purchases ?2013$10,968,000$14,766,787
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$2,337,184$3,146,673
Total Revenues2013$28,845,808$38,836,608
Expenses
Budget ?2013$10,613,000 (est)$14,288,832 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$10,216,000 (est)$13,754,331 (est)
Participations2013$1,154,000$1,553,690
Residuals ?2013$1,413,000$1,902,395
Interest & Overhead2013$2,122,600$2,857,766
Total Expenses2013$25,518,600$34,357,015
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$3,327,208$4,479,593

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