Ghost Dad

1990 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis

A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.

Scores

Overall Score
61.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.7%
Review Aggregate
24.6

Critic Consensus

8.3% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 8% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfunnystylizedfamily-friendlycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Cosby1990$2,441,000$5,859,000(est)
Kimberly Russell1990$1,503,000$3,607,000(est)
Denise Nicholas1990$1,131,000$2,715,000(est)
Ian Bannen1990$925,000$2,220,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score6.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes8,710

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$24,707,632$59,302,100
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$24,707,632$59,302,100

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 Revenue1990$12,353,816$29,651,050
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$38,659,000$92,787,519
Physical Purchases ?1990$20,957,000$50,300,009
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$6,176,908$14,825,525
Total Revenues1990$78,146,724$187,564,103
Expenses
Budget ?1990$30,000,000$72,004,594
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$9,420,000 (est)$22,609,442 (est)
Participations1990$6,252,000$15,005,757
Residuals ?1990$4,699,000$11,278,320
Interest & Overhead1990$5,100,000$12,240,781
Total Expenses1990$55,471,000$133,138,894
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$22,675,724$54,425,210

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