The Preacher’s Wife (1996)

The Preachers Wife poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $48,102,795Details
International Box Office $8,329,851
Worldwide Box Office $56,432,646
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $1,375,515
Total $1,375,515
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,649,752 (15.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,783 opening theaters/2,008 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,192,109

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 4th, 1997 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for brief mild language.
Running Time: 124 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake
Plot point: Angels, Preacher
Social setting: Christmas, Supernatural
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 4 $7,649,752   1,783 $4,290   $7,649,752 1
Dec 20, 1996 6 $5,182,161 -32% 1,989 $2,605   $15,287,167 2
Dec 27, 1996 7 $7,347,274 +42% 2,008 $3,659   $27,942,124 3
Jan 3, 1997 8 $4,925,287 -33% 2,001 $2,461   $38,655,329 4
Jan 10, 1997 13 $2,178,764 -56% 1,581 $1,378   $41,985,420 5
Jan 17, 1997 17 $1,609,486 -26% 1,149 $1,401   $44,246,263 6
Jan 24, 1997 21 $572,268 -64% 708 $808   $45,053,026 7
Jan 31, 1997 27 $355,524 -38% 421 $844   $45,596,378 8
Feb 7, 1997 31 $179,043 -50% 271 $661   $45,862,601 9
Feb 14, 1997 43 $101,065 -44% 141 $717   $46,016,981 10
Feb 21, 1997 54 $44,516 -56% 86 $518   $46,083,932 11
Feb 28, 1997 59 $26,462 -41% 35 $756   $46,122,545 12
Mar 7, 1997 23 $486,736 +1,739% 578 $842   $46,618,289 13
Mar 14, 1997 24 $389,131 -20% 551 $706   $47,207,431 14
Mar 21, 1997 29 $231,261 -41% 376 $615   $47,557,708 15
Mar 28, 1997 38 $152,508 -34% 292 $522   $47,792,045 16
Apr 4, 1997 46 $80,584 -47% 147 $548   $47,966,492 17
Apr 11, 1997 48 $60,622 -25% 103 $589   $48,049,376 18
Apr 18, 1997 60 $30,144 -50% 68 $443   $48,093,211 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 4 $10,105,006   1,783 $5,667   $10,105,006 1
Dec 20, 1996 6 $10,489,844 +4% 1,989 $5,274   $20,594,850 2
Dec 27, 1996 7 $13,135,192 +25% 2,008 $6,541   $33,730,042 3
Jan 3, 1997 8 $6,076,614 -54% 2,001 $3,037   $39,806,656 4
Jan 10, 1997 13 $2,830,121 -53% 1,581 $1,790   $42,636,777 5
Jan 17, 1997 18 $1,843,981 -35% 1,149 $1,605   $44,480,758 6
Jan 24, 1997 21 $760,096 -59% 708 $1,074   $45,240,854 7
Jan 31, 1997 27 $442,704 -42% 421 $1,052   $45,683,558 8
Feb 7, 1997 32 $232,358 -48% 271 $857   $45,915,916 9
Feb 14, 1997 41 $123,500 -47% 141 $876   $46,039,416 10
Feb 21, 1997 51 $56,667 -54% 86 $659   $46,096,083 11
Feb 28, 1997 53 $35,470 -37% 35 $1,013   $46,131,553 12
Mar 7, 1997 21 $686,747 +1,836% 578 $1,188   $46,818,300 13
Mar 14, 1997 24 $508,147 -26% 551 $922   $47,326,447 14
Mar 21, 1997 31 $313,090 -38% 376 $833   $47,639,537 15
Mar 28, 1997 37 $246,371 -21% 292 $844   $47,885,908 16
Apr 4, 1997 48 $102,846 -58% 147 $700   $47,988,754 17
Apr 11, 1997 50 $74,313 -28% 103 $721   $48,063,067 18

Leading

Denzel Washington    Dudley
Whitney Houston    Julia 'Jules' Biggs

Supporting

Courtney B. Vance    Rev. Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines    Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis    Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine    Beverly
Lionel Richie    Britsloe
Paul Bates    Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund    (Jeremiah Biggs
Lex Monson    Osbert
Willie James Jr. Stiggers    Billy Eldridge
Marcella Lowery    Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston    Mrs. Havergal
Aaron A. McConnaughey    Teen
Shyheim Franklin    Teen
Taral Hicks    Teen
Kennan Scott    Teen
Jernard B. Burks    Pizza Man
Michael Alexander Jackson    Robber
Jaime Tirelli    Liquor Store Owner
Shari Headly    Arlene Chattan
Lizan Mitchell    Judge
Robert Colston    Bailiff
Victor Williams    Robbie
Juliehera Destefano    Receptionist
Charlotte d'Amboise    Deborah Paige
Delores Mitchell    Mary Halford
David Langston Smyrl    Hanley's Waiter
Harsh Nayyar    Christmas Tree Man
Mervyn Warren    Jazz Quintet Member
Roy Haynes    Jazz Quintet Member
George Coleman    Jazz Quintet Member
Ted Dunbar    Jazz Quintet Member
Jamil Nasser    Jazz Quintet Member
Helmar Augustus Cooper    Johnson Keeley
Mary Bond David    Bernita
Toukie Smith    Teleprompter Operator
Aaron Jordan    Eldridge Kid
Yakin Manassah Jordan    Eldridge Kid
Joshua Jordan    Donkey-Nativity Choir
Tiffany Joseph    Shepherd-Nativity Choir
Jessica Malloy    Mary / Jessica-Nativity Choir
Amia Hart    Beverly's Child
Brittany Anderson    Sheep-Nativity Choir
Christopher Malloy    Angel-Nativity Choir
Andal Fequiere    Joseph / Michael
Mark Gilbert    Wise Man
Michael Marshall    Wise Man
Shaun Purefoy    Wise Man
Tiffiny Monet Graham    Angel
Khalia Hamilton-Montoute    Angel
Marquis Bowen-Wallace    Shepherd
Lakeya Enos    Shepherd
Christine Lameisha Koon    Camel
Anthony Biggham    Lamb
Taleah Enos    Ox

Production and Technical Credits

Penny Marshall    Director
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.    Producer
Nat Mauldin    Screenwriter
Allan Scott    Screenwriter
Robert E. Sherwood    Based on the previous screenplay "The Bishop's Wife" by
Leonardo Bercovici    Based on the previous screenplay "The Bishop's Wife" by
Robert Greenhut    Executive Producer
Elliot Abbott    Executive Producer
Debra Martin Chase    Co-Producer
Amy Lemisch    Co-Producer
Timothy M. Bourne    Co-Producer
Miroslav Ondříček    Cinematographer
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Stephen A. Rotter    Editor
George Bowers    Editor
Cynthia Flynt    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Mervyn Warren    Music Supervisor
Bonnie Hlinomaz    Associate Producer
Barrie Thomas    Assistant Director
Scott Marshall    Second Unit Director
Amy Lemisch    Unit Production Manager
Dennis Bradford    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Connie Brink    Special Effects Coordinator
Les Lazarowitz    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond    Sound Editor
Michael Haight    Dialogue Editor
Darren King    Dialogue Editor
Laura Perlman    Supervising Music Editor
Chris McGeary    Music Editor
Edna Sheen    Makeup (Key)
Ken Walker    Hairstylist (Key)
Annie Lennox    Song "Step by Step" words and music by
Babyface    Song "My Heart Is Calling" words and music by
Diane Warren    Song "You Were Loved" words and music by
Paula Herold    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,649,752 (15.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:85.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,783 opening theaters/2,008 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,192,109

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 4th, 1997 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for brief mild language.
Running Time: 124 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Remake
Plot point: Angels, Preacher
Social setting: Christmas, Supernatural
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 4 $7,649,752   1,783 $4,290   $7,649,752 1
Dec 20, 1996 6 $5,182,161 -32% 1,989 $2,605   $15,287,167 2
Dec 27, 1996 7 $7,347,274 +42% 2,008 $3,659   $27,942,124 3
Jan 3, 1997 8 $4,925,287 -33% 2,001 $2,461   $38,655,329 4
Jan 10, 1997 13 $2,178,764 -56% 1,581 $1,378   $41,985,420 5
Jan 17, 1997 17 $1,609,486 -26% 1,149 $1,401   $44,246,263 6
Jan 24, 1997 21 $572,268 -64% 708 $808   $45,053,026 7
Jan 31, 1997 27 $355,524 -38% 421 $844   $45,596,378 8
Feb 7, 1997 31 $179,043 -50% 271 $661   $45,862,601 9
Feb 14, 1997 43 $101,065 -44% 141 $717   $46,016,981 10
Feb 21, 1997 54 $44,516 -56% 86 $518   $46,083,932 11
Feb 28, 1997 59 $26,462 -41% 35 $756   $46,122,545 12
Mar 7, 1997 23 $486,736 +1,739% 578 $842   $46,618,289 13
Mar 14, 1997 24 $389,131 -20% 551 $706   $47,207,431 14
Mar 21, 1997 29 $231,261 -41% 376 $615   $47,557,708 15
Mar 28, 1997 38 $152,508 -34% 292 $522   $47,792,045 16
Apr 4, 1997 46 $80,584 -47% 147 $548   $47,966,492 17
Apr 11, 1997 48 $60,622 -25% 103 $589   $48,049,376 18
Apr 18, 1997 60 $30,144 -50% 68 $443   $48,093,211 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 4 $10,105,006   1,783 $5,667   $10,105,006 1
Dec 20, 1996 6 $10,489,844 +4% 1,989 $5,274   $20,594,850 2
Dec 27, 1996 7 $13,135,192 +25% 2,008 $6,541   $33,730,042 3
Jan 3, 1997 8 $6,076,614 -54% 2,001 $3,037   $39,806,656 4
Jan 10, 1997 13 $2,830,121 -53% 1,581 $1,790   $42,636,777 5
Jan 17, 1997 18 $1,843,981 -35% 1,149 $1,605   $44,480,758 6
Jan 24, 1997 21 $760,096 -59% 708 $1,074   $45,240,854 7
Jan 31, 1997 27 $442,704 -42% 421 $1,052   $45,683,558 8
Feb 7, 1997 32 $232,358 -48% 271 $857   $45,915,916 9
Feb 14, 1997 41 $123,500 -47% 141 $876   $46,039,416 10
Feb 21, 1997 51 $56,667 -54% 86 $659   $46,096,083 11
Feb 28, 1997 53 $35,470 -37% 35 $1,013   $46,131,553 12
Mar 7, 1997 21 $686,747 +1,836% 578 $1,188   $46,818,300 13
Mar 14, 1997 24 $508,147 -26% 551 $922   $47,326,447 14
Mar 21, 1997 31 $313,090 -38% 376 $833   $47,639,537 15
Mar 28, 1997 37 $246,371 -21% 292 $844   $47,885,908 16
Apr 4, 1997 48 $102,846 -58% 147 $700   $47,988,754 17
Apr 11, 1997 50 $74,313 -28% 103 $721   $48,063,067 18

Leading

Denzel Washington    Dudley
Whitney Houston    Julia 'Jules' Biggs

Supporting

Courtney B. Vance    Rev. Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines    Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis    Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine    Beverly
Lionel Richie    Britsloe
Paul Bates    Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund    (Jeremiah Biggs
Lex Monson    Osbert
Willie James Jr. Stiggers    Billy Eldridge
Marcella Lowery    Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston    Mrs. Havergal
Aaron A. McConnaughey    Teen
Shyheim Franklin    Teen
Taral Hicks    Teen
Kennan Scott    Teen
Jernard B. Burks    Pizza Man
Michael Alexander Jackson    Robber
Jaime Tirelli    Liquor Store Owner
Shari Headly    Arlene Chattan
Lizan Mitchell    Judge
Robert Colston    Bailiff
Victor Williams    Robbie
Juliehera Destefano    Receptionist
Charlotte d'Amboise    Deborah Paige
Delores Mitchell    Mary Halford
David Langston Smyrl    Hanley's Waiter
Harsh Nayyar    Christmas Tree Man
Mervyn Warren    Jazz Quintet Member
Roy Haynes    Jazz Quintet Member
George Coleman    Jazz Quintet Member
Ted Dunbar    Jazz Quintet Member
Jamil Nasser    Jazz Quintet Member
Helmar Augustus Cooper    Johnson Keeley
Mary Bond David    Bernita
Toukie Smith    Teleprompter Operator
Aaron Jordan    Eldridge Kid
Yakin Manassah Jordan    Eldridge Kid
Joshua Jordan    Donkey-Nativity Choir
Tiffany Joseph    Shepherd-Nativity Choir
Jessica Malloy    Mary / Jessica-Nativity Choir
Amia Hart    Beverly's Child
Brittany Anderson    Sheep-Nativity Choir
Christopher Malloy    Angel-Nativity Choir
Andal Fequiere    Joseph / Michael
Mark Gilbert    Wise Man
Michael Marshall    Wise Man
Shaun Purefoy    Wise Man
Tiffiny Monet Graham    Angel
Khalia Hamilton-Montoute    Angel
Marquis Bowen-Wallace    Shepherd
Lakeya Enos    Shepherd
Christine Lameisha Koon    Camel
Anthony Biggham    Lamb
Taleah Enos    Ox

Production and Technical Credits

Penny Marshall    Director
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.    Producer
Nat Mauldin    Screenwriter
Allan Scott    Screenwriter
Robert E. Sherwood    Based on the previous screenplay "The Bishop's Wife" by
Leonardo Bercovici    Based on the previous screenplay "The Bishop's Wife" by
Robert Greenhut    Executive Producer
Elliot Abbott    Executive Producer
Debra Martin Chase    Co-Producer
Amy Lemisch    Co-Producer
Timothy M. Bourne    Co-Producer
Miroslav Ondříček    Cinematographer
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Stephen A. Rotter    Editor
George Bowers    Editor
Cynthia Flynt    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Mervyn Warren    Music Supervisor
Bonnie Hlinomaz    Associate Producer
Barrie Thomas    Assistant Director
Scott Marshall    Second Unit Director
Amy Lemisch    Unit Production Manager
Dennis Bradford    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Connie Brink    Special Effects Coordinator
Les Lazarowitz    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond    Sound Editor
Michael Haight    Dialogue Editor
Darren King    Dialogue Editor
Laura Perlman    Supervising Music Editor
Chris McGeary    Music Editor
Edna Sheen    Makeup (Key)
Ken Walker    Hairstylist (Key)
Annie Lennox    Song "Step by Step" words and music by
Babyface    Song "My Heart Is Calling" words and music by
Diane Warren    Song "You Were Loved" words and music by
Paula Herold    Casting Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.