SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Permanent Midnight
1998 · David Veloz · Jane Hamsher | Don Murphy · 1 hr 28 min
A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin while putting his professional and personal life in danger.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stiller | 1998 | $193,200 | $381,540 | (est) |
| Elizabeth Hurley | 1998 | $128,800 | $254,360 | (est) |
| Maria Bello | 1998 | $90,160 | $178,052 | (est) |
| Owen Wilson | 1998 | $64,400 | $127,180 | (est) |
| Cheryl Ladd | 1998 | $45,080 | $89,026 | (est) |
| Peter Greene | 1998 | $25,760 | $50,872 | (est) |
| Janeane Garofalo | 1998 | $25,760 | $50,872 | (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 | $1,171,001 | $2,312,547 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $1,171,001 | $2,253,638 |
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 | $585,501 (est) | $1,156,274 (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 | $187,365 | $370,017 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $124,973, DVD $10,867 | 1998 | $135,840 | $268,263 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $274,953 (est) | $542,990 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $1,183,659 | $2,337,545 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $1,288,000 | N/A |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $1,018,598 | Reg Main Pred: $2,347,111 | 1998 | $937,000 (est) | $1,850,431 (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 | $26,514 (est) | $52,361 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $154,560 (est) | $305,232 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $2,406,074 | $4,751,627 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-1,222,415 | $-2,414,082 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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