SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dark City
1998 · Alex Proyas · Andrew Mason | Alex Proyas · 1 hr 40 min
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Sewell | 1998 | $810,000 | $1,599,626 | (est) |
| Kiefer Sutherland | 1998 | $622,215 | $1,228,779 | (est) |
| Jennifer Connelly | 1998 | $1,217,298 | $2,403,977 | (est) |
| Richard O'Brien | 1998 | $667,087 | $1,317,395 | (est) |
| Ian Richardson | 1998 | $246,677 | $487,149 | (est) |
| William Hurt | 1998 | $540,000 | $1,066,417 | (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 | $14,378,331 | $28,394,998 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $12,821,985 | $25,321,454 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $27,200,316 | $52,348,093 |
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 | $12,266,672 (est) | $24,224,795 (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 | $2,288,941 | $4,520,308 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,525,924, DVD $132,689 | 1998 | $1,658,613 | $3,275,506 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,370,932 (est) | $6,657,073 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $19,585,158 | $38,677,683 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $27,000,000 | $51,962,577 |
| 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: $10,127,264 | Reg Main Pred: $13,497,139 | 1998 | $11,039,000 (est) | $21,800,332 (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 | $438,708 (est) | $866,380 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,240,000 (est) | $6,398,503 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $41,717,708 | $81,027,792 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-22,132,550 | $-42,350,109 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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