SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Big One
1998 · Michael Moore · Kathleen Glynn · 1 hr 31 min
On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes wrongdoing by big greedy businesses and callous politicians around America.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Moore | 1998 | $84,170 | $166,223 | (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 | $720,074 | $1,422,036 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $720,074 | $1,385,811 |
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 | $360,037 (est) | $711,018 (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 | $111,785 | $220,759 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $74,324, DVD $6,463 | 1998 | $80,787 | $159,543 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $167,566 (est) | $330,917 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $720,175 | $1,422,236 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $792,000 | N/A |
| 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: $361,305 | Reg Main Pred: $691,095 | 1998 | $439,000 (est) | $866,958 (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 | $16,132 (est) | $31,858 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $95,040 (est) | $187,689 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $1,342,172 | $2,650,584 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-621,996 | $-1,228,348 |
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