The Substance of Fire (1997) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Publishing magnate refuses to publish a book by his son's male lover so the kids buy out their father and run it themselves!

Scores

Overall Score

15.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

6.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

5.8%

Review Aggregate

51.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0

RT critic review count10

Rotten Tomatoes audience score36.0

RT audience rating count250

IMDb rating6.0

IMDb votes707

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1997	$31,638	$61,837
International	1997	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1997	$31,638	$61,837

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1997	$15,819	$30,919
Digital Rentals ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1997	$789,000	$1,542,114
Physical Purchases ?	1997	$1,054,000	$2,060,061
TV & Streaming Revenue	1997	$75,000	$146,589
Total Revenues	1997	$1,933,819	$3,779,682
Expenses
Budget ?	1997	$250,000 (est)	$488,629 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1997	$80,000 (est)	$156,361 (est)
Participations	1997	$77,000	$150,498
Residuals ?	1997	$131,000	$256,042
Interest & Overhead	1997	$50,000	$97,726
Total Expenses	1997	$588,000	$1,149,256
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1997	$1,345,819	$2,630,426

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The Substance of Fire