SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Blade
1998 · Stephen Norrington · Peter Frankfurt | Wesley Snipes | Robert Engelman · 2 hr
A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Snipes | 1998 | $10,000,000Wesley Snipes slashed his way to a massive payday for Blade earning a verified $10 million upfront.source | $19,748,466 | (rep) |
| Stephen Dorff | 1998 | $750,000 | $1,481,135 | (est) |
| Kris Kristofferson | 1998 | $400,000 | $789,939 | (est) |
| N'Bushe Wright | 1998 | $250,000 | $493,712 | (est) |
| Donal Logue | 1998 | $286,481 | $565,756 | (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 | $70,087,718 | $138,412,493 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $61,095,812 | $120,654,858 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $131,183,530 | $252,467,935 |
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 | $59,237,801 (est) | $116,985,571 (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 | $10,435,206 | $20,607,930 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,906,543, DVD $600,569 | 1998 | $7,507,112 | $14,825,394 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $16,113,911 (est) | $31,822,503 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $93,294,029 | $184,241,399 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $45,000,000 | $86,604,294 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $27,525,355 | Reg Main Pred: $19,750,979 | 1998 | $24,917,000 (est) | $49,207,253 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,842,920 (est) | $3,639,485 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $2,089,786 (est) | $4,127,007 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $5,400,000 (est) | $10,664,172 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $79,249,706 | $154,242,212 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $14,044,323 | $29,999,187 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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