SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Almost Heroes
1998 · Christopher Guest · Denise Di Novi · 1 hr 30 min
Two bumbling explorers hope to beat Lewis & Clarke to the Pacific Ocean as they race across America's western frontier in the early 1800's.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farley | 1998 | $6,000,000Farley reportedly turned the film down several times only accepting after a $6 million offersource | $11,849,080 | (rep) |
| Matthew Perry | 1998 | $2,000,000and $2 million for the 1998 comedy, Almost Heroes.source | $3,949,693 | (rep) |
| Eugene Levy | 1998 | $451,608 | $891,857 | (est) |
| Kevin Dunn | 1998 | $885,280 | $1,748,292 | (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. | 1998 | $6,136,856 | $12,119,349 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $6,136,856 | $11,810,624 |
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. | 1998 | $3,068,428 (est) | $6,059,675 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $948,585 | $1,873,310 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $630,408, DVD $54,818 | 1998 | $685,226 | $1,353,215 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,426,276 (est) | $2,816,677 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $6,128,515 | $12,102,877 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $30,000,000 | $57,736,196 |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $3,528,694 | Reg Main Pred: $3,691,892 | 1998 | $3,577,000 (est) | $7,064,026 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $137,279 (est) | $271,104 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,600,000 (est) | $7,109,448 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $37,314,279 | $72,180,775 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-31,185,764 | $-60,077,898 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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