Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

“Who decides what makes a mother?”

March 17, 1995R1h 46mTMDB ★ 6.5

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

Genres

Drama

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How Losing Isaiah performed

Budget

$17.0M

Worldwide Gross

$7.6M

Gross Profit

−$9.4M

Return

0.4× budget

Opening Wknd (est.)

$1M

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$4M$4M

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.

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