SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dream with the Fishes
1997 · Finn Taylor · 1 hr 37 min
Terry is a suicidal voyeur who treats a dying addict to a final binge, but Terry will only do this if he promises to kill him.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Arquette | 1997 | $150,000 | $300,841 | (est) |
| Kathryn Erbe | 1997 | $100,000 | $200,561 | (est) |
| J. E. Freeman | 1997 | $70,000 | $140,393 | (est) |
| Brad Hunt | 1997 | $14,864 | $29,811 | (est) |
| Patrick McGaw | 1997 | $11,612 | $23,289 | (est) |
| Cathy Moriarty | 1997 | $20,000 | $40,112 | (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. | 1997 | $543,708 | $1,090,465 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $543,708 | $1,062,687 |
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. | 1997 | $271,854 (est) | $545,232 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $92,975 | $186,471 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $60,879, DVD $615 | 1997 | $61,494 | $123,333 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $129,512 (est) | $259,749 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $555,835 | $1,114,786 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $1,000,000 | $1,954,517 |
| 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: $625,448 | Reg Main Pred: $832,130 | 1997 | $435,000 (est) | $872,439 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $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. | 1997 | $12,729 (est) | $25,529 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $120,000 (est) | $240,673 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $1,567,729 | $3,093,158 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-1,011,894 | $-1,978,372 |
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