SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Flirting with Disaster
1996 · David O. Russell · Dean Silvers · 1 hr 32 min
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stiller | 1996 | $1,050,000 | $2,154,207 | (est) |
| Patricia Arquette | 1996 | $444,266 | $911,467 | (est) |
| Téa Leoni | 1996 | $490,000 | $1,005,296 | (est) |
| Alan Alda | 1996 | $350,000 | $718,069 | (est) |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1996 | $138,363 | $283,869 | (est) |
| George Segal | 1996 | $140,000 | $287,228 | (est) |
| Lily Tomlin | 1996 | $140,000 | $287,228 | (est) |
| Richard Jenkins | 1996 | $140,000 | $287,228 | (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. | 1996 | $14,702,438 | $30,163,893 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $14,702,438 | $29,395,505 |
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. | 1996 | $7,351,219 (est) | $15,081,946 (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 | $2,473,940 | $5,075,598 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,480,712 | 1996 | $1,480,712 | $3,037,865 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $3,464,006 (est) | $7,106,841 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $14,769,876 | $30,302,251 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $7,000,000 | $13,995,539 |
| 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: $4,957,492 | Reg Main Pred: $3,381,782 | 1996 | $4,420,000 (est) | $9,068,184 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $242,397 (est) | $497,308 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $345,615 (est) | $709,073 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $840,000 (est) | $1,723,365 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $12,848,012 | $25,993,468 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $1,921,864 | $4,308,783 |
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