SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1998 · Richard Donner · Richard Donner | Joel Silver · 2 hr 7 min
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | 1998 | $2,437,632 | $4,813,949 | (est) |
| Danny Glover | 1998 | $7,000,000after the release of the movie the actor was nominated for the MTV Channel Award for best action scene and received a fee of $7. million.source | $13,823,926 | (rep) |
| Joe Pesci | 1998 | $3,000,000To the point where he earned $3 million in 1998 for Lethal Weapon 4.source | $5,924,540 | (rep) |
| Rene Russo | 1998 | $4,000,000Rene Russo is earning $4 million to reprise her role.source | $7,899,387 | (rep) |
| Chris Rock | 1998 | $936,755 | $1,849,947 | (est) |
| Jet Li | 1998 | $2,800,000 | $5,529,571 | (est) |
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 | $130,444,603 | $257,608,084 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $155,000,000 | $306,101,227 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $285,444,603 | $549,349,521 |
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 | $126,602,302 (est) | $250,020,128 (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 | $19,512,244 | $38,533,690 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $12,920,903, DVD $1,123,557 | 1998 | $14,044,460 | $27,735,655 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $30,030,480 (est) | $59,305,593 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $190,189,486 | $375,595,066 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $140,000,000 | $269,435,583 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Lethal Weapon 4 - WikipediaURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_4Shooting began in January 1998, just months before the film's release, with a production budget estimated at $120–$150 million (although Warner Bros. maintained it cost less than $100 million) and an additional $50 million spent on marketing and distribution. | 1998 | $50,000,000 | $98,742,331 |
| 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 | $4,260,244 (est) | $8,413,329 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $16,800,000 (est) | $33,177,423 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $211,060,244 | $409,768,667 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-20,870,758 | $-34,173,601 |
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