SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Mike Leigh · Simon Channing Williams · 1 hr 43 min
A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Steadman | 1991 | $150,000 | $354,515 | (est) |
| Jim Broadbent | 1991 | $100,000 | $236,344 | (est) |
| Timothy Spall | 1991 | $70,000 | $165,441 | (est) |
| Claire Skinner | 1991 | $17,046 | $40,287 | (est) |
| Jane Horrocks | 1991 | $35,000 | $82,720 | (est) |
| David Thewlis | 1991 | $20,000 | $47,269 | (est) |
| Moya Brady | 1991 | $11,521 | $27,229 | (est) |
| Stephen Rea | 1991 | $20,000 | $47,269 | (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. | 1991 | $1,516,414 | $3,583,948 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $1,516,414 | $3,492,651 |
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. | 1991 | $758,207 (est) | $1,791,974 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $262,460 | $620,308 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $114,508 | 1991 | $114,508 | $270,632 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $387,604 (est) | $916,078 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $1,522,779 | $3,598,992 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1991 | $1,000,000 | $2,303,231 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $1,011,220 | Reg Main Pred: $2,486,544 | 1991 | $900,000 (est) | $2,127,093 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $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. | 1991 | $35,633 (est) | $84,216 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $120,000 (est) | $283,612 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $2,055,633 | $4,798,152 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1991 | $-532,854 | $-1,199,160 |
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