SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Sphere
1998 · Barry Levinson · Barry Levinson | Michael Crichton | Andrew Wald · 2 hr 14 min
A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Hoffman | 1998 | $1,500,000 | $2,962,270 | (est) |
| Sharon Stone | 1998 | $1,200,563 | $2,370,928 | (est) |
| Samuel L. Jackson | 1998 | $1,332,410 | $2,631,305 | (est) |
| Peter Coyote | 1998 | $342,968 | $677,309 | (est) |
| Liev Schreiber | 1998 | $426,001 | $841,287 | (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 | $37,020,277 | $73,109,369 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $37,020,277 | $71,246,999 |
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 | $18,510,139 (est) | $36,554,685 (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 | $5,668,714 | $11,194,840 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $3,763,469, DVD $327,258 | 1998 | $4,090,728 | $8,078,560 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $8,580,368 (est) | $16,944,910 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $36,849,948 | $72,772,995 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $80,000,000 | $153,963,190 |
| 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: 4 | Peer Median: $25,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $10,942,652 | Reg Main Pred: $15,125,891 | 1998 | $19,435,000 (est) | $38,381,144 (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 | $825,439 (est) | $1,630,115 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $9,600,000 (est) | $18,958,528 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $109,860,439 | $212,932,977 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-73,010,491 | $-140,159,982 |
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