My Father the Hero

1994 | Comedy, Romance, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.

Scores

Overall Score
55.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.3%
Review Aggregate
40.6

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, romantic, funny. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

lightheartedromanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gérard Depardieu1994$322,000$682,000(est)
Katherine Heigl1994$198,000$420,000(est)
Dalton James1994$149,000$316,000(est)
Lauren Hutton1994$122,000$259,000(est)
Faith Prince1994$104,000$221,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes12,080

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$25,479,558$53,933,452
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$25,479,558$53,933,452

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 Revenue1994$12,739,779$26,966,726
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$37,689,000$79,777,596
Physical Purchases ?1994$34,788,000$73,636,950
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$6,369,890$13,483,363
Total Revenues1994$91,586,668$193,864,634
Expenses
Budget ?1994$15,981,000 (est)$33,827,529 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$7,476,000 (est)$15,824,705 (est)
Participations1994$7,327,000$15,509,312
Residuals ?1994$5,660,000$11,980,716
Interest & Overhead1994$3,196,200$6,765,506
Total Expenses1994$39,640,200$83,907,767
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$51,946,468$109,956,867

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