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#5,005 All-time worldwide
#51 1990 releases

Movie profile

Ghost Dad

1990 · 84 min · Sah Productions

Comedy Family Fantasy
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $25.4M
Budget $30.0M
Gross minus budget -$4.6M
ROI 0.85x

Domestic gross

$10.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$14.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Ghost Dad ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #5,005 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1990 releases #51 Release-year chart position of 205 titles Ranked against movies released in 1990. Primary genre #1,947 Comedy of 4,840 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did Ghost Dad (1990) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Ghost Dad (1990) earned a reported $25.4M worldwide against a reported $30.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.85x. In this database it currently ranks #5,005 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #51 among 1990 releases.

Worldwide gross
$25,421,633
Budget
$30,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$4,578,367
ROI
0.85x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jun 29, 1990
Production
SAH Productions, Universal Pictures
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companySah Productions Release year chart1990 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartFamily Genre chartFantasy

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1990, Ghost Dad is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Family, Fantasy title from SAH Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $25.4M, reported production budget is $30.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.6M, ROI is 0.85x. For comparison, it currently sits #5,005 all-time in the current chart set and #51 among 1990 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.