South of the Border

2010 | Documentary

Synopsis

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

Scores

Overall Score
43.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.6%
Review Aggregate
62.9

Critic Consensus

52.7% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, thought-provoking, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

politicalthought-provokingthin plotgrittystylizedhistoricaluplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugo Chávez2010$3,000$4,000(est)
Evo Morales2010$2,000$2,000(est)
Cristina Kirchner2010$1,000$2,000(est)
Néstor Kirchner2010$1,000$1,000(est)
Rafael Correa2010$1,000$1,000(est)
Raúl Castro2010$1,000$1,000(est)
Fernando Lugo2010$1,000$1,000(est)
Lula da Silva2010$1,000$1,000(est)
Tariq Ali2010$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count55
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes3,151

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$198,600$285,653
International2010$85,614$123,141
Worldwide2010$284,214$408,794

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 Revenue2010$133,546$192,083
Digital Rentals ?2010$1,860,000$2,675,296
Digital Purchases ?2010$542,000$779,575
Physical Rentals ?2010$4,365,000$6,278,315
Physical Purchases ?2010$9,779,000$14,065,439
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$89,370$128,544
Total Revenues2010$16,768,916$24,119,251
Expenses
Budget ?2010$313,000 (est)$450,198 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$199,000 (est)$286,228 (est)
Participations2010$671,000$965,120
Residuals ?2010$1,139,000$1,638,259
Interest & Overhead2010$62,600$90,040
Total Expenses2010$2,384,600$3,429,844
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$14,384,316$20,689,407

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