SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
American Beauty
1999 · Sam Mendes · Bruce Cohen | Dan Jinks · 2 hr 2 min
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Spacey | 1999 | $4,000,000American Beauty earned Kevin Spacy $4 million confirmed through industry reportssource | $7,728,691 | (rep) |
| Annette Bening | 1999 | $845,623 | $1,633,890 | (est) |
| Thora Birch | 1999 | $488,482 | $943,832 | (est) |
| Allison Janney | 1999 | $300,832 | $581,259 | (est) |
| Peter Gallagher | 1999 | $341,018 | $658,906 | (est) |
| Mena Suvari | 1999 | $222,679 | $430,254 | (est) |
| Wes Bentley | 1999 | $288,078 | $556,616 | (est) |
| Chris Cooper | 1999 | $300,000 | $579,652 | (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. | 1999 | $130,096,601 | $251,369,123 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $226,200,000 | $437,057,503 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $356,296,601 | $670,889,818 |
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. | 1999 | $155,075,901 (est) | $299,633,448 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $18,248,662 | $35,259,570 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $12,509,350, DVD $2,207,532 | 1999 | $14,716,882 | $28,435,561 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $29,208,417 (est) | $56,435,711 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $217,249,862 | $419,764,289 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1999 | $15,000,000 | $28,244,298 |
| 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: $41,942,229 | Reg Main Pred: $17,627,010 | 1999 | $18,750,000 (est) | $36,228,241 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $20,866,349 (est) | $40,317,393 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $4,866,397 (est) | $9,402,720 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $1,800,000 (est) | $3,477,911 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $61,282,746 | $117,670,563 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1999 | $155,967,116 | $302,093,726 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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