SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Message in a Bottle
1999 · Luis Mandoki · Kevin Costner | Denise Di Novi | Jim Wilson · 2 hr 6 min
A woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Costner | 1999 | $4,771,881 | $9,220,099 | (est) |
| Robin Wright | 1999 | $1,079,299 | $2,085,392 | (est) |
| John Savage | 1999 | $400,000 | $772,869 | (est) |
| Illeana Douglas | 1999 | $250,000 | $483,043 | (est) |
| Robbie Coltrane | 1999 | $1,768,521 | $3,417,088 | (est) |
| Paul Newman | 1999 | $1,600,000 | $3,091,477 | (est) |
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. | 1999 | $52,880,016 | $102,173,332 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $66,000,000 | $127,523,409 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $118,880,016 | $223,845,504 |
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. | 1999 | $52,708,008 (est) | $101,840,983 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $7,859,003 | $15,184,953 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $5,409,899, DVD $954,688 | 1999 | $6,364,587 | $12,297,482 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $12,057,705 (est) | $23,297,570 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $78,989,303 | $152,620,987 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1999 | $80,000,000 | $150,636,255 |
| 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: $26,472,412 | Reg Main Pred: $22,709,242 | 1999 | $25,282,000 (est) | $48,849,194 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $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. | 1999 | $1,769,360 (est) | $3,418,710 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $9,600,000 (est) | $18,548,860 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $116,651,360 | $221,453,019 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1999 | $-37,662,058 | $-68,832,031 |
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