The Other End of the Line

2008 | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance

Synopsis

An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.

Scores

Overall Score
41.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
41.8%
Review Aggregate
46.8

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticlightheartedthin plotfamily-friendlyrealisticfunnycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jesse Metcalfe2008$120,000$175,000(est)
Shriya Saran2008$74,000$108,000(est)
Anupam Kher2008$56,000$81,000(est)
Tara Sharma2008$46,000$66,000(est)
Larry Miller2008$39,000$57,000(est)
Sara Foster2008$34,000$50,000(est)
Resh Ballam2008$31,000$45,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes6,455

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$115,592$168,422
International2008$391,942$571,074
Worldwide2008$507,534$739,496

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 Revenue2008$214,573$312,640
Digital Rentals ?2008$568,000$827,597
Digital Purchases ?2008$202,000$294,321
Physical Rentals ?2008$4,704,000$6,853,901
Physical Purchases ?2008$9,746,000$14,200,280
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$57,796$84,211
Total Revenues2008$15,492,369$22,572,951
Expenses
Budget ?2008$2,500,000$3,642,592
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$406,000 (est)$591,557 (est)
Participations2008$620,000$903,363
Residuals ?2008$1,093,000$1,592,541
Interest & Overhead2008$500,000$728,518
Total Expenses2008$5,119,000$7,458,571
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$10,373,369$15,114,380

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