SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Love Letter
1999 · Peter Chan · Kate Capshaw | Sarah Pillsbury | Midge Sanford · 1 hr 28 min
The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Capshaw | 1999 | $600,000 | $1,159,304 | (est) |
| Blythe Danner | 1999 | $400,000 | $772,869 | (est) |
| Ellen DeGeneres | 1999 | $1,400,000 | $2,705,042 | (est) |
| Geraldine McEwan | 1999 | $199,633 | $385,725 | (est) |
| Julianne Nicholson | 1999 | $100,000 | $193,217 | (est) |
| Tom Everett Scott | 1999 | $400,000 | $772,869 | (est) |
| Tom Selleck | 1999 | $400,000 | $772,869 | (est) |
| Gloria Stuart | 1999 | $78,707 | $152,076 | (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. | 1999 | $8,302,478 | $16,041,823 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $836,667 | $1,616,585 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1999 | $9,139,145 | $17,208,582 |
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. | 1999 | $4,484,232 (est) | $8,664,312 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $1,282,300 | $2,477,625 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $885,034, DVD $156,182 | 1999 | $1,041,216 | $2,011,810 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $1,913,455 (est) | $3,697,126 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $8,721,204 | $16,850,873 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1999 | $20,000,000 | $37,659,064 |
| 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: $5,865,382 | Reg Main Pred: $5,998,922 | 1999 | $5,905,000 (est) | $11,409,481 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $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. | 1999 | $195,355 (est) | $377,460 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1999 | $2,400,000 (est) | $4,637,215 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1999 | $28,500,355 | $54,083,219 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1999 | $-19,779,151 | $-37,232,346 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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