SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Prefontaine
1997 · Steve James · Mark Doonan | Peter Gilbert | Jon Lutz | Irby Smith · 1 hr 46 min
Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Leto | 1997 | $1,200,000 | $2,406,729 | (est) |
| R. Lee Ermey | 1997 | $284,888 | $571,374 | (est) |
| Ed O'Neill | 1997 | $560,000 | $1,123,140 | (est) |
| Amy Locane | 1997 | $109,373 | $219,359 | (est) |
| Lindsay Crouse | 1997 | $280,000 | $561,570 | (est) |
| Breckin Meyer | 1997 | $160,000 | $320,897 | (est) |
| Laurel Holloman | 1997 | $24,831 | $49,801 | (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. | 1997 | $589,304 | $1,181,913 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $589,304 | $1,151,805 |
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. | 1997 | $294,652 (est) | $590,956 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $100,759 | $202,084 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $65,975, DVD $666 | 1997 | $66,642 | $133,657 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $140,367 (est) | $281,521 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $602,420 | $1,208,218 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $8,000,000 | $15,636,137 |
| 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: $788,408 | Reg Main Pred: $1,982,746 | 1997 | $471,000 (est) | $944,641 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $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. | 1997 | $13,795 (est) | $27,668 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $960,000 (est) | $1,925,383 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $9,444,795 | $18,533,830 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-8,842,375 | $-17,325,611 |
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