diff --git a/oxdata/movie/views.py b/oxdata/movie/views.py
index 7e37d53..410bc59 100644
--- a/oxdata/movie/views.py
+++ b/oxdata/movie/views.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ def getData(request):
             data['rating'] = float(data['rating']) * 10
 
         if 'votes' in data:
-            data['votes'] = 100 * float(data['votes']) / 1000000 #should be max votes on imdb
+            max_votes = ox.data.maxVotes()
+            data['votes'] = 100 * float(data['votes']) / max_votes
 
         if 'reviews' in data:
             reviews = []