I Wish

2012 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Scores

Overall Score
41.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.2%
Review Aggregate
66.2

Critic Consensus

48.3% Fresh • 230 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 230 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingfamily-friendlystylizedlightheartedchristmasemotionalfunnycharacter-drivengritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ariana DeBose2012$17,627,000$24,084,000(est)
Chris Pine2012$10,851,000$14,826,000(est)
Alan Tudyk2012$8,170,000$11,162,000(est)
Angelique Cabral2012$6,680,000$9,126,000(est)
Victor Garber2012$5,714,000$7,806,000(est)
Natasha Rothwell2012$5,029,000$6,871,000(est)
Harvey Guillén2012$4,515,000$6,168,000(est)
Evan Peters2012$4,112,000$5,618,000(est)
Ramy Youssef2012$3,786,000$5,173,000(est)
Jon Rudnitsky2012$3,517,000$4,805,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score48.0
RT critic review count230
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes18

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$145,808$199,216
International2012$2,225,740$3,041,005
Worldwide2012$2,371,548$3,240,220

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 Revenue2012$963,200$1,316,010
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,676,000$2,289,901
Digital Purchases ?2012$754,000$1,030,182
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,657,000$3,630,230
Physical Purchases ?2012$6,564,000$8,968,323
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$72,904$99,608
Total Revenues2012$12,687,104$17,334,254
Expenses
Budget ?2012$200,000,000$273,257,847
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$2,253,000 (est)$3,078,250 (est)
Participations2012$254,000$347,037
Residuals ?2012$768,000$1,049,310
Interest & Overhead2012$24,000,000$32,790,942
Total Expenses2012$227,275,000$310,523,386
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-214,587,896$-293,189,132

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