Problemista
Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
Genres
Comedy
Studio
A24
Language
en
Status
Released
How Problemista performed
Budget
$12.0M
Worldwide Gross
$2.5M
Gross Profit
−$9.5M
Return
0.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$360K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Alejandro
Julio Torres
Alejandro
Elizabeth
Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth
Bobby
RZA
Bobby
Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini
Narrator (voice)
Dolores
Catalina Saavedra
Dolores
Bingham
James Scully
Bingham
Khalil
Laith Nakli
Khalil
Spray
Spike Einbinder
Spray
Young Alejandro
Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel
Young Alejandro
Dalia
Greta Lee
Dalia
Craigslist
Larry Owens
Craigslist
Beatriz, Khalil Law Paralegal
Glo Tavarez
Beatriz, Khalil Law Paralegal
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