SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998 · Todd Holland · Larry Brezner | Ross Canter | Whitney Green · 1 hr 34 min
An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover up his misuse of grant monies.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | 1998 | $767,367 | $1,515,432 | (est) |
| Jenna Elfman | 1998 | $483,930 | $955,688 | (est) |
| Natasha Lyonne | 1998 | $151,425 | $299,041 | (est) |
| Gregory Smith | 1998 | $389,198 | $768,606 | (est) |
| Stephen Root | 1998 | $86,372 | $170,571 | (est) |
| Elaine Stritch | 1998 | $242,280 | $478,466 | (est) |
| Lily Tomlin | 1998 | $242,280 | $478,466 | (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. | 1998 | $7,571,115 | $14,951,791 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $7,571,115 | $14,570,913 |
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. | 1998 | $3,785,558 (est) | $7,475,895 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,177,256 | $2,324,900 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $782,875, DVD $68,076 | 1998 | $850,952 | $1,680,499 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,762,684 (est) | $3,481,031 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $7,576,449 | $14,962,325 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $12,114,000 | 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: $3,678,272 | Reg Main Pred: $8,278,097 | 1998 | $4,692,000 (est) | $9,265,980 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $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. | 1998 | $169,712 (est) | $335,156 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $1,453,680 (est) | $2,870,795 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $18,429,392 | $36,395,224 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-10,852,943 | $-21,432,899 |
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