SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Game
1997 · David Fincher · Steve Golin | Ceán Chaffin · 2 hr 9 min
A mysterious game invades a man's ordered existence.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | 1997 | $20,000,000Some notable acting paydays include $20 million for "The Game"source | $40,112,150 | (rep) |
| Sean Penn | 1997 | $1,090,848 | $2,187,813 | (est) |
| James Rebhorn | 1997 | $430,162 | $862,736 | (est) |
| Deborah Kara Unger | 1997 | $290,100 | $581,827 | (est) |
| Peter Donat | 1997 | $1,095,219 | $2,196,579 | (est) |
| Carroll Baker | 1997 | $557,059 | $1,117,242 | (est) |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | 1997 | $478,413 | $959,509 | (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. | 1997 | $48,323,648 | $96,918,270 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $211 | $423 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $48,323,859 | $94,449,810 |
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. | 1997 | $24,161,907 (est) | $48,459,302 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $7,590,060 | $15,222,680 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,915,598, DVD $49,653 | 1997 | $4,965,251 | $9,958,344 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $11,215,730 (est) | $22,494,353 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $47,932,948 | $96,134,679 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $70,000,000 | $136,816,199 |
| 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: $14,051,724 | Reg Main Pred: $10,870,367 | 1997 | $13,010,000 (est) | $26,092,953 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $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. | 1997 | $1,097,665 (est) | $2,201,484 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $8,400,000 (est) | $16,847,103 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $92,507,665 | $181,957,740 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-44,574,717 | $-85,823,061 |
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