Synopsis
Ernest Borgnine plays Rex Page, an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, Rex focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.3%
Critic Consensus
40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
emotionalfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes349
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $10,782 | $14,731 |
| International | 2012 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $10,782 | $14,731 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2012 | $5,391 | $7,366 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $369,000 | $504,161 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $166,000 | $226,804 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $585,000 | $799,279 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $1,445,000 | $1,974,288 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $75,000 | $102,472 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $2,645,391 | $3,614,369 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $250,000 (est) | $341,572 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $80,000 (est) | $109,303 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $106,000 | $144,827 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $165,000 | $225,438 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $50,000 | $68,314 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $651,000 | $889,454 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $1,994,391 | $2,724,915 |
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|---|
 | Rango | 2011 | Shared genres: 3 | 92.0 | $-79,708,668 |
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 | A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | Shared genres: 3 | 71.8 | $29,455,116 |
 | Let the Bullets Fly | 2012 | Shared genres: 3 | 71.2 | $24,314,127 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,064,000, BluRay $381,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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