SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Small Soldiers
1998 · Joe Dante · Michael Finnell | Colin Wilson · 1 hr 48 min
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Dunst | 1998 | $2,004,461 | $3,958,503 | (est) |
| Gregory Smith | 1998 | $750,000 | $1,481,135 | (est) |
| Jay Mohr | 1998 | $400,000 | $789,939 | (est) |
| Phil Hartman | 1998 | $555,550 | $1,097,126 | (est) |
| Kevin Dunn | 1998 | $882,314 | $1,742,435 | (est) |
| Denis Leary | 1998 | $666,202 | $1,315,647 | (est) |
| Frank Langella | 1998 | $487,150 | $962,047 | (est) |
| Tommy Lee Jones | 1998 | $800,000 | $1,579,877 | (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 | $54,682,547 | $107,989,643 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $54,682,547 | $105,238,742 |
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 | $27,341,274 (est) | $53,994,822 (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 | $8,064,357 | $15,925,867 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $5,331,671, DVD $463,624 | 1998 | $5,795,295 | $11,444,818 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $12,538,128 (est) | $24,760,879 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $53,739,052 | $106,126,386 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $40,000,000 | $76,981,595 |
| 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: $12,907,688 | Reg Main Pred: $28,395,770 | 1998 | $16,352,000 (est) | $32,292,692 (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 | $1,203,755 (est) | $2,377,231 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $4,800,000 (est) | $9,479,264 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $62,355,755 | $121,130,782 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-8,616,702 | $-15,004,396 |
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