SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
A Simple Wish
1997 · Michael Ritchie · Sid Sheinberg | Jon Sheinberg | Bill Sheinberg · 1 hr 29 min
A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabbie father lands a Broadway role.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Short | 1997 | $840,000 | $1,684,710 | (est) |
| Mara Wilson | 1997 | $646,077 | $1,295,777 | (est) |
| Robert Pastorelli | 1997 | $851,526 | $1,707,827 | (est) |
| Amanda Plummer | 1997 | $224,000 | $449,256 | (est) |
| Francis Capra | 1997 | $367,971 | $738,005 | (est) |
| Kathleen Turner | 1997 | $518,849 | $1,040,607 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $8,345,056 | $16,736,907 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $8,345,056 | $16,310,555 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $4,172,528 (est) | $8,368,453 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,363,426 | $2,734,497 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $887,630, DVD $8,966 | 1997 | $896,596 | $1,798,220 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,959,939 (est) | $3,930,868 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $8,392,489 | $16,832,038 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $28,000,000 | $54,726,480 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $4,113,031 | Reg Main Pred: $4,601,792 | 1997 | $4,254,000 (est) | $8,531,854 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $192,188 (est) | $385,454 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,360,000 (est) | $6,738,841 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $35,806,188 | $70,382,629 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-27,413,699 | $-53,550,591 |
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