SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The City of Lost Children
1995 · Marc Caro | Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Claudie Ossard · 1 hr 52 min
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Perlman | 1995 | $540,000 | $1,140,591 | (est) |
| Daniel Emilfork | 1995 | $492,523 | $1,040,309 | (est) |
| Judith Vittet | 1995 | $370,819 | $783,246 | (est) |
| Dominique Pinon | 1995 | $194,614 | $411,065 | (est) |
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | 1995 | $630,000 | $1,330,689 | (est) |
| Geneviève Brunet | 1995 | $228,266 | $482,145 | (est) |
| Odile Mallet | 1995 | $204,917 | $432,827 | (est) |
| Mireille Mossé | 1995 | $186,631 | $394,203 | (est) |
| Serge Merlin | 1995 | $161,655 | $341,448 | (est) |
| François Hadji-Lazaro | 1995 | $54,523 | $115,164 | (est) |
| Rufus | 1995 | $125,793 | $265,701 | (est) |
| Ticky Holgado | 1995 | $160,658 | $339,343 | (est) |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | 1995 | $139,126 | $293,863 | (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 | $1,738,611 | $3,672,302 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $43,139 | $91,118 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $1,783,348 | $3,670,842 |
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 | $886,130 (est) | $1,871,687 (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 | $336,590 | $710,947 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $187,221 | 1995 | $187,221 | $395,449 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $426,411 (est) | $900,668 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $1,836,352 | $3,878,751 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $18,000,000 | $37,051,181 |
| 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: $1,980,995 | Reg Main Pred: $2,303,426 | 1995 | $1,427,000 (est) | $3,014,116 (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 | $43,889 (est) | $92,702 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $2,160,000 (est) | $4,562,362 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $21,630,889 | $44,720,362 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $-19,794,537 | $-40,841,610 |
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