SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Heavy Metal
1996 · Gerald Potterton · Ivan Reitman | Leonard Mogel · 1 hr 26 min
A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Bumpass | 1996 | $488,660 | $1,002,547 | (est) |
| Jackie Burroughs | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| John Candy | 1996 | $546,832 | $1,121,894 | (est) |
| Joe Flaherty | 1996 | $109,864 | $225,400 | (est) |
| Don Francks | 1996 | $100,328 | $205,835 | (est) |
| Martin Lavut | 1996 | $88,307 | $181,173 | (est) |
| Marilyn Lightstone | 1996 | $79,275 | $162,643 | (est) |
| Eugene Levy | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| Alice Playten | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| Harold Ramis | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| Susan Roman | 1996 | $57,773 | $118,529 | (est) |
| Richard Romanus | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| August Schellenberg | 1996 | $186,000 | $381,602 | (est) |
| John Vernon | 1996 | $48,990 | $100,509 | (est) |
| Zal Yanovsky | 1996 | $46,499 | $95,399 | (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 | $546,545 | $1,121,306 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $1,018 | $2,089 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $547,563 | $1,094,777 |
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 | $273,672 (est) | $561,471 (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 | $99,492 | $204,121 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $60,244 | 1996 | $60,244 | $123,598 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $132,054 (est) | $270,926 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $565,462 | $1,160,116 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $9,300,000 | $18,594,073 |
| 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: $750,585 | Reg Main Pred: $1,304,280 | 1996 | $438,000 (est) | $898,612 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $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. | 1996 | $13,232 (est) | $27,147 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $1,116,000 (est) | $2,289,614 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $10,867,232 | $21,809,445 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $-10,301,770 | $-20,649,329 |
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