SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan · Atom Egoyan | Camelia Frieberg · 1 hr 52 min
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holm | 1997 | $462,574 | $927,742 | (est) |
| Maury Chaykin | 1997 | $376,077 | $754,263 | (est) |
| Peter Donaldson | 1997 | $82,404 | $165,270 | (est) |
| Bruce Greenwood | 1997 | $250,000 | $501,402 | (est) |
| David Hemblen | 1997 | $26,330 | $52,808 | (est) |
| Brooke Johnson | 1997 | $50,726 | $101,736 | (est) |
| Arsinée Khanjian | 1997 | $51,585 | $103,459 | (est) |
| Tom McCamus | 1997 | $22,976 | $46,081 | (est) |
| Stephanie Morgenstern | 1997 | $38,191 | $76,596 | (est) |
| Earl Pastko | 1997 | $35,476 | $71,151 | (est) |
| Sarah Polley | 1997 | $100,000 | $200,561 | (est) |
| Gabrielle Rose | 1997 | $15,000 | $30,084 | (est) |
| Alberta Watson | 1997 | $73,151 | $146,712 | (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 | $3,263,585 | $6,545,470 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $3,263,585 | $6,378,733 |
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 | $1,631,793 (est) | $3,272,735 (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 | $544,873 | $1,092,801 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $355,712, DVD $3,593 | 1997 | $359,306 | $720,626 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $771,603 (est) | $1,547,533 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $3,307,574 | $6,633,695 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $5,000,000 | $9,772,586 |
| 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: $2,045,008 | Reg Main Pred: $2,262,965 | 1997 | $2,108,000 (est) | $4,227,821 (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 | $75,743 (est) | $151,912 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $600,000 (est) | $1,203,364 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $7,783,743 | $15,355,682 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-4,476,170 | $-8,721,988 |
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