SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Borrowers
1998 · Peter Hewitt · Tim Bevan | Eric Fellner | Rachel Talalay · 1 hr 29 min
A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodman | 1998 | $870,000 | $1,718,117 | (est) |
| Jim Broadbent | 1998 | $580,000 | $1,145,411 | (est) |
| Mark Williams | 1998 | $443,957 | $876,747 | (est) |
| Hugh Laurie | 1998 | $927,701 | $1,832,067 | (est) |
| Bradley Pierce | 1998 | $612,886 | $1,210,356 | (est) |
| Tom Felton | 1998 | $273,439 | $540,000 | (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 | $22,619,589 | $44,670,219 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $22,619,589 | $43,532,301 |
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 | $11,309,795 (est) | $22,335,110 (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 | $3,368,642 | $6,652,552 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,229,601, DVD $193,878 | 1998 | $2,423,479 | $4,785,999 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $5,200,863 (est) | $10,270,907 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $22,302,779 | $44,044,568 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $29,000,000 | $55,811,656 |
| 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: $7,509,463 | Reg Main Pred: $9,568,198 | 1998 | $8,076,000 (est) | $15,948,861 (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 | $499,582 (est) | $986,598 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,480,000 (est) | $6,872,466 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $41,055,582 | $79,619,582 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-18,752,803 | $-35,575,015 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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