SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Happy Together
1997 · Wong Kar-wai · Wong Kar-wai · 1 hr 36 min
A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Cheung | 1997 | $118,050 | $236,762 | (est) |
| Tony Leung | 1997 | $78,700 | $157,841 | (est) |
| Chang Chen | 1997 | $55,090 | $110,489 | (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 | $320,319 | $642,434 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $395,118 | $792,452 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $715,610 | $1,398,672 |
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 | $315,836 (est) | $633,443 (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 | $63,063 | $126,479 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $41,961, DVD $424 | 1997 | $42,385 | $85,008 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $79,931 (est) | $160,310 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $501,215 | $1,005,241 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $787,000 | N/A |
| 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: $768,175 | Reg Main Pred: $1,626,160 | 1997 | $572,000 (est) | $1,147,207 (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 | $11,478 (est) | $23,020 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $94,440 (est) | $189,410 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $1,464,918 | $2,938,050 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-963,703 | $-1,932,810 |
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