Raising Victor Vargas

2003 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.

Scores

Overall Score
58.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.4%
Review Aggregate
85.5

Critic Consensus

96.0% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agelightheartedfunnyfamily-friendlyrealisticromanticgrittyvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Victor Rasuk2003$39,000$66,000(est)
Judy Marte2003$24,000$40,000(est)
Melonie Diaz2003$18,000$30,000(est)
Silvestre Rasuk2003$15,000$25,000(est)
Kevin Rivera2003$12,000$21,000(est)
Altagracia Guzman2003$11,000$19,000(est)
Krystal Rodriguez2003$10,000$17,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count108
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes5,901

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$2,078,661$3,543,891
International2003$737,455$1,257,281
Worldwide2003$2,816,116$4,801,172

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 Revenue2003$1,334,312$2,274,858
Digital Rentals ?2003$61,000$103,998
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$12,006,000$20,468,925
Physical Purchases ?2003$21,903,000$37,342,234
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$831,464$1,417,556
Total Revenues2003$36,135,777$61,607,572
Expenses
Budget ?2003$800,000$1,363,913
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$720,000 (est)$1,227,522 (est)
Participations2003$2,891,000$4,928,841
Residuals ?2003$2,543,000$4,335,539
Interest & Overhead2003$160,000$272,783
Total Expenses2003$7,114,000$12,128,597
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$29,021,777$49,478,975

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