SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
A Time to Kill
1996 · Joel Schumacher · Arnon Milchan | John Grisham | Michael Nathanson | Hunt Lowry · 2 hr 29 min
A young Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who killed the two white men that raped his preteen daughter.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Bullock | 1996 | $8,000,000She made $8 million for A Time to Kill in 1996source | $16,413,002 | (rep) |
| Samuel L. Jackson | 1996 | $1,370,978 | $2,812,733 | (est) |
| Matthew McConaughey | 1996 | $2,800,000 | $5,744,551 | (est) |
| Kevin Spacey | 1996 | $1,360,510 | $2,791,257 | (est) |
| Brenda Fricker | 1996 | $173,661 | $356,287 | (est) |
| Oliver Platt | 1996 | $475,671 | $975,899 | (est) |
| Charles S. Dutton | 1996 | $214,605 | $440,289 | (est) |
| Ashley Judd | 1996 | $631,130 | $1,294,842 | (est) |
| Patrick McGoohan | 1996 | $594,128 | $1,218,928 | (est) |
| Donald Sutherland | 1996 | $564,478 | $1,158,097 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $108,766,007 | $223,147,085 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $108,766,007 | $217,462,692 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $54,383,004 (est) | $111,573,543 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $17,949,811 | $36,826,286 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $10,710,871 | 1996 | $10,710,871 | $21,974,693 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $25,472,514 (est) | $52,260,052 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $108,516,199 | $222,634,573 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $40,000,000 | $79,974,506 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $18,521,723 | Reg Main Pred: $23,527,024 | 1996 | $19,900,000 (est) | $40,827,342 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $4,623,015 (est) | $9,484,694 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $2,539,279 (est) | $5,209,649 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $4,800,000 (est) | $9,847,801 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $71,862,294 | $145,343,993 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $36,653,905 | $77,290,580 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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