SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Pay It Forward
2000 · Mimi Leder · Peter Abrams | Robert L. Levy | Steven Reuther · 2 hr 3 min
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Spacey | 2000 | $5,000,000Pay It Forward in 2000 earned him $5 millionsource | $9,346,690 | (rep) |
| Helen Hunt | 2000 | $1,071,764 | $2,003,489 | (est) |
| Haley Joel Osment | 2000 | $1,000,000Haley then earned $1 million for "Pay It Forward"source | $1,869,338 | (rep) |
| Jay Mohr | 2000 | $347,126 | $648,896 | (est) |
| James Caviezel | 2000 | $673,653 | $1,259,285 | (est) |
| Jon Bon Jovi | 2000 | $278,039 | $519,749 | (est) |
| Angie Dickinson | 2000 | $395,953 | $740,170 | (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. | 2000 | $33,519,628 | $62,659,514 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2000 | $22,187,783 | $41,476,465 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2000 | $55,707,411 | $101,483,245 |
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. | 2000 | $25,634,927 (est) | $47,920,343 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $4,880,398 | $9,123,113 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,930,034, DVD $1,476,032 | 2000 | $4,406,067 | $8,236,428 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $7,538,768 (est) | $14,092,506 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2000 | $42,460,159 | $79,372,389 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2000 | $40,000,000 | $72,868,757 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $17,400,859 | Reg Main Pred: $14,414,087 | 2000 | $16,445,000 (est) | $30,741,263 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $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. | 2000 | $951,108 (est) | $1,777,942 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2000 | $4,800,000 (est) | $8,972,822 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2000 | $62,196,108 | $114,360,784 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2000 | $-19,735,948 | $-34,988,395 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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