SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1998 · John Madden · David Parfitt | Donna Gigliotti | Harvey Weinstein | Edward Zwick | Marc Norman · 2 hr 3 min
History's greatest playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwyneth Paltrow | 1998 | $750,000Paltrow... only being paid $750,000 for Shakespeare in Love.source | $1,481,135 | (rep) |
| Joseph Fiennes | 1998 | $785,074 | $1,550,401 | (est) |
| Geoffrey Rush | 1998 | $698,158 | $1,378,755 | (est) |
| Colin Firth | 1998 | $700,000Firth earned $4 million for his role in the film â1917âsource | $1,382,393 | (rep) |
| Ben Affleck | 1998 | $875,000 | $1,727,991 | (est) |
| Judi Dench | 1998 | $500,000 | $987,423 | (est) |
| Simon Callow | 1998 | $153,760 | $303,652 | (est) |
| Jim Carter | 1998 | $369,973 | $730,640 | (est) |
| Martin Clunes | 1998 | $318,157 | $628,311 | (est) |
| Antony Sher | 1998 | $83,397 | $164,696 | (est) |
| Imelda Staunton | 1998 | $413,925 | $817,438 | (est) |
| Tom Wilkinson | 1998 | $256,985 | $507,506 | (est) |
| Mark Williams | 1998 | $400,718 | $791,357 | (est) |
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 | $100,317,794 | $198,112,257 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $189,000,000 | $373,246,012 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $289,317,794 | $556,803,632 |
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 | $125,002,897 (est) | $246,861,549 (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 | $14,725,891 | $29,081,376 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $9,730,747, DVD $846,152 | 1998 | $10,576,899 | $20,887,754 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $22,971,637 (est) | $45,365,461 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $173,277,325 | $342,196,141 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $25,000,000 | $48,113,497 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $37,407,694 | Reg Main Pred: $13,020,293 | 1998 | $27,256,000 (est) | $53,826,420 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $13,240,230 (est) | $26,147,423 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,881,412 (est) | $7,665,194 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,000,000 (est) | $5,924,540 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $72,377,642 | $141,677,073 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $100,899,683 | $200,519,067 |
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