diff --git a/oxdata/movie/views.py b/oxdata/movie/views.py
index 8349ece..7e37d53 100644
--- a/oxdata/movie/views.py
+++ b/oxdata/movie/views.py
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ def getData(request):
             data['summary'] = fix_links(data['summary'])
 
         if 'rating' in data:
-            data['rating'] = data['rating'] * 10
+            data['rating'] = float(data['rating']) * 10
 
         if 'votes' in data:
-            data['votes'] = 100 * data['votes'] / 1000000 #should be max votes on imdb
+            data['votes'] = 100 * float(data['votes']) / 1000000 #should be max votes on imdb
 
         if 'reviews' in data:
             reviews = []