SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis · Steve Starkey | Tom Hanks | Robert Zemeckis | Jack Rapke · 2 hr 23 min
A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | 2000 | $20,000,000Hanks made $20 million for Cast Away, according to Celebrity Net Worth.source | $37,386,760 | (rep) |
| Helen Hunt | 2000 | $6,395,447 | $11,955,252 | (est) |
| Nick Searcy | 2000 | $4,815,119 | $9,001,085 | (est) |
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. | 2000 | $233,632,142 | $436,737,436 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2000 | $196,000,000 | $366,390,244 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2000 | $429,632,142 | $782,669,007 |
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. | 2000 | $195,216,071 (est) | $364,924,816 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $32,661,074 | $61,054,587 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $19,581,162, DVD $9,864,195 | 2000 | $29,445,357 | $55,043,324 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $52,003,151 (est) | $97,211,466 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2000 | $309,325,654 | $578,234,192 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2000 | $90,000,000 | $163,954,704 |
| 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: $62,647,883 | Reg Main Pred: $55,488,699 | 2000 | $60,408,000 (est) | $112,922,969 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $16,942,651 (est) | $31,671,541 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $6,928,895 (est) | $12,952,446 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $10,800,000 (est) | $20,188,850 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2000 | $185,079,546 | $341,690,510 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2000 | $124,246,108 | $236,543,682 |
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