SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese · Barbara De Fina · 2 hr 14 min
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong | 1997 | $2,278,308 | $4,569,392 | (est) |
| Gyurme Tethong | 1997 | $1,402,463 | $2,812,790 | (est) |
| Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin | 1997 | $1,055,912 | $2,117,745 | (est) |
| Tenzin Yeshi Paichang | 1997 | $863,317 | $1,731,475 | (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 | $5,684,789 | $11,401,455 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $66 | $132 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $5,684,855 | $11,111,147 |
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 | $2,842,421 (est) | $5,700,780 (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 | $943,097 | $1,891,483 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $615,191, DVD $6,214 | 1997 | $621,405 | $1,246,295 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,341,411 (est) | $2,690,344 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $5,748,334 | $11,528,902 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $28,000,000 | $54,726,480 |
| 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: $3,290,484 | Reg Main Pred: $3,827,063 | 1997 | $3,443,000 (est) | $6,905,307 (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 | $131,637 (est) | $264,012 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,360,000 (est) | $6,738,841 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $34,934,637 | $68,634,639 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-29,186,303 | $-57,105,737 |
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