The Hottest State

2007 | Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Scores

Overall Score
35.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.4%
Review Aggregate
46.0

Critic Consensus

32.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 32% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyromanticlightheartedemotionalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Webber2007$2,000$3,000(est)
Catalina Sandino Moreno2007$1,000$2,000(est)
Michelle Williams2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Laura Linney2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Ethan Hawke2007$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes2,959

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$31,216$47,238
International2007$106,125$160,595
Worldwide2007$137,341$207,833

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$58,058$87,857
Digital Rentals ?2007$168,000$254,229
Digital Purchases ?2007$62,000$93,822
Physical Rentals ?2007$2,887,000$4,368,798
Physical Purchases ?2007$6,486,000$9,815,042
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$9,736,058$14,733,244
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$110,000 (est)$166,459 (est)
Participations2007$389,000$588,660
Residuals ?2007$697,000$1,054,746
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$1,496,000$2,263,846
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$8,240,058$12,469,398

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