SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
One True Thing
1998 · Carl Franklin · Jesse Beaton | Leslie Morgan | Harry J. Ufland | William W. Wilson III · 2 hr 7 min
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | 1998 | $1,850,378 | $3,654,213 | (est) |
| Renée Zellweger | 1998 | $3,000,000 | $5,924,540 | (est) |
| William Hurt | 1998 | $909,546 | $1,796,214 | (est) |
| Tom Everett Scott | 1998 | $518,871 | $1,024,691 | (est) |
| Nicky Katt | 1998 | $277,957 | $548,922 | (est) |
| Lauren Graham | 1998 | $600,000 | $1,184,908 | (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 | $23,245,840 | $45,906,969 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $3,371,000 | $6,657,208 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $26,616,840 | $51,225,170 |
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 | $12,957,836 (est) | $25,589,739 (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 | $3,533,468 | $6,978,057 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,343,998, DVD $203,826 | 1998 | $2,547,824 | $5,031,562 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $5,376,342 (est) | $10,617,451 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $24,415,469 | $48,216,807 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $30,000,000 | $57,736,196 |
| 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: $11,340,803 | Reg Main Pred: $10,756,646 | 1998 | $11,162,000 (est) | $22,043,238 (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 | $546,907 (est) | $1,080,056 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,600,000 (est) | $7,109,448 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $45,308,907 | $87,968,939 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-20,893,437 | $-39,752,131 |
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