SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols · Mike Nichols | Jonathan Krane | Neil Machlis · 2 hr 23 min
A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Travolta | 1998 | $20,000,000John Travolta's salary for his role in the 1998 movie Primary Colors was $20 million.source | $39,496,933 | (rep) |
| Emma Thompson | 1998 | $1,134,213 | $2,239,897 | (est) |
| Billy Bob Thornton | 1998 | $1,110,690 | $2,193,442 | (est) |
| Adrian Lester | 1998 | $282,440 | $557,776 | (est) |
| Maura Tierney | 1998 | $803,826 | $1,587,433 | (est) |
| Paul Guilfoyle | 1998 | $381,584 | $753,570 | (est) |
| Larry Hagman | 1998 | $287,391 | $567,553 | (est) |
| Kathy Bates | 1998 | $648,793 | $1,281,267 | (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 | $39,001,187 | $77,021,363 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $13,089,000 | $25,848,767 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $52,090,187 | $100,249,642 |
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 | $24,683,838 (est) | $48,746,793 (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 | $5,901,816 | $11,655,182 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $3,913,164, DVD $340,275 | 1998 | $4,253,439 | $8,399,889 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $9,008,594 (est) | $17,790,592 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $43,847,687 | $86,592,456 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $65,000,000 | $125,095,092 |
| 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: $17,707,809 | Reg Main Pred: $17,568,806 | 1998 | $17,666,000 (est) | $34,887,640 (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 | $982,188 (est) | $1,939,671 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $7,800,000 (est) | $15,403,804 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $91,448,188 | $177,326,207 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-47,600,502 | $-90,733,751 |
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