SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Swimming with Sharks
1995 · George Huang · Steve Alexander | Joanne Moore · 1 hr 33 min
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Spacey | 1995 | $105,000 | $221,781 | (est) |
| Frank Whaley | 1995 | $70,000 | $147,854 | (est) |
| Michelle Forbes | 1995 | $49,000 | $103,498 | (est) |
| Benicio del Toro | 1995 | $35,000 | $73,927 | (est) |
| Jerry Levine | 1995 | $24,500 | $51,749 | (est) |
| T.E. Russell | 1995 | $9,614 | $20,307 | (est) |
| Roy Dotrice | 1995 | $14,000 | $29,571 | (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. | 1995 | $382,928 | $808,822 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $382,928 | $788,219 |
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. | 1995 | $191,464 (est) | $404,411 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $73,895 | $156,082 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $41,082 | 1995 | $41,082 | $86,773 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $93,813 (est) | $198,152 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $400,254 | $845,419 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $700,000 | $1,440,879 |
| 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: $475,532 | Reg Main Pred: $776,955 | 1995 | $306,000 (est) | $646,335 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $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. | 1995 | $9,566 (est) | $20,206 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $84,000 (est) | $177,425 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $1,099,566 | $2,284,845 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $-699,312 | $-1,439,426 |
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