SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1997 · Mira Nair · Caroline Baron | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Mira Nair · 1 hr 57 min
Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen Andrews | 1997 | $450,000 | $902,523 | (est) |
| Sarita Choudhury | 1997 | $220,505 | $442,246 | (est) |
| Ramon Tikaram | 1997 | $79,962 | $160,372 | (est) |
| Rekha | 1997 | $74,431 | $149,279 | (est) |
| Indira Varma | 1997 | $31,669 | $63,516 | (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 | $4,109,095 | $8,241,232 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $4,109,095 | $8,031,297 |
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 | $2,054,548 (est) | $4,120,616 (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 | $673,091 | $1,349,955 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $438,348, DVD $4,428 | 1997 | $442,776 | $888,035 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $965,834 (est) | $1,937,084 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $4,136,249 | $8,295,691 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $3,000,000 | $5,863,551 |
| 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: $2,234,297 | Reg Main Pred: $1,998,017 | 1997 | $2,161,000 (est) | $4,334,118 (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 | $94,720 (est) | $189,971 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $360,000 (est) | $722,019 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $5,615,720 | $11,109,659 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-1,479,472 | $-2,813,968 |
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