SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dear God
1996 · Garry Marshall · Mario Iscovich · 1 hr 52 min
When letters written to God start getting results, and replies, people everywhere are amazed. The post office, however, is annoyed.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Kinnear | 1996 | $1,323,904 | $2,716,155 | (est) |
| Laurie Metcalf | 1996 | $814,959 | $1,671,990 | (est) |
| Maria Pitillo | 1996 | $613,581 | $1,258,838 | (est) |
| Tim Conway | 1996 | $501,666 | $1,029,230 | (est) |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | 1996 | $429,119 | $880,391 | (est) |
| Jon Seda | 1996 | $377,703 | $774,905 | (est) |
| Hector Elizondo | 1996 | $339,069 | $695,642 | (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. | 1996 | $7,138,523 | $14,645,574 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $7,138,523 | $14,272,496 |
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. | 1996 | $3,569,262 (est) | $7,322,787 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $14,422,609 | $29,589,789 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $17,048,416, DVD $38,659 | 1996 | $17,087,075 | $35,056,273 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $1,698,905 (est) | $3,485,517 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $36,777,850 | $75,454,366 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $22,000,000 | $43,985,978 |
| 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: $3,606,271 | Reg Main Pred: $3,466,568 | 1996 | $3,564,000 (est) | $7,311,992 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $863,884 (est) | $1,772,366 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $860,602 (est) | $1,765,632 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $2,640,000 (est) | $5,416,291 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $29,928,486 | $60,252,259 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $6,849,365 | $15,202,107 |
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