SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Reality Bites
1994 · Ben Stiller · Danny DeVito | Michael Shamberg · 1 hr 39 min
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Ryder | 1994 | $1,500,000Starred in "Reality Bites," earning approximately $1.5 million.source | $3,258,097 | (rep) |
| Ethan Hawke | 1994 | $851,979 | $1,850,554 | (est) |
| Ben Stiller | 1994 | $805,000 | $1,748,512 | (est) |
| Janeane Garofalo | 1994 | $130,045 | $282,466 | (est) |
| Swoosie Kurtz | 1994 | $276,491 | $600,556 | (est) |
| Joe Don Baker | 1994 | $230,000 | $499,575 | (est) |
| John Mahoney | 1994 | $230,000 | $499,575 | (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. | 1994 | $20,982,557 | $45,575,473 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $206 | $447 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $20,982,763 | $44,414,931 |
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. | 1994 | $10,491,358 (est) | $22,787,910 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $3,965,740 | $8,613,845 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,001,758 | 1994 | $2,001,758 | $4,347,948 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $5,075,697 (est) | $11,024,742 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $21,534,553 | $46,774,445 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1994 | $11,500,000 | $24,342,443 |
| 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: $6,129,820 | Reg Main Pred: $6,700,677 | 1994 | $6,296,000 (est) | $13,675,320 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $197,976 (est) | $430,017 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $525,443 (est) | $1,141,296 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $1,380,000 (est) | $2,997,449 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $19,899,419 | $42,586,525 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1994 | $1,635,134 | $4,187,920 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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