SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Fierce Creatures
1997 · Robert Young | Fred Schepisi · Michael Shamberg | John Cleese · 1 hr 33 min
Zookeepers struggle to deal with the policies of changing directors.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cleese | 1997 | $750,000 | $1,504,206 | (est) |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | 1997 | $1,186,521 | $2,379,695 | (est) |
| Kevin Kline | 1997 | $776,158 | $1,556,668 | (est) |
| Michael Palin | 1997 | $200,000 | $401,121 | (est) |
| Ronnie Corbett | 1997 | $487,635 | $978,004 | (est) |
| Carey Lowell | 1997 | $242,359 | $486,077 | (est) |
| Robert Lindsay | 1997 | $204,724 | $410,596 | (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 | $9,381,260 | $18,815,125 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $9,381,260 | $18,335,833 |
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 | $4,690,630 (est) | $9,407,563 (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 | $1,523,319 | $3,055,180 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $990,931, DVD $10,009 | 1997 | $1,000,941 | $2,007,494 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $2,199,185 (est) | $4,410,701 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $9,414,074 | $18,880,938 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $25,000,000 | $48,862,928 |
| 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: $4,358,487 | Reg Main Pred: $4,580,758 | 1997 | $4,424,000 (est) | $8,872,807 (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 | $215,582 (est) | $432,373 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,000,000 (est) | $6,016,822 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $32,639,582 | $64,184,932 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-23,225,508 | $-45,303,994 |
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