SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir · Scott Rudin | Andrew Niccol | Edward S. Feldman | Adam Schroeder · 1 hr 43 min
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Carrey | 1998 | $7,413,584 | $14,640,691 | (est) |
| Laura Linney | 1998 | $750,000 | $1,481,135 | (est) |
| Noah Emmerich | 1998 | $690,088 | $1,362,818 | (est) |
| Natascha McElhone | 1998 | $544,251 | $1,074,812 | (est) |
| Holland Taylor | 1998 | $250,203 | $494,113 | (est) |
| Ed Harris | 1998 | $621,503 | $1,227,373 | (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 | $125,618,201 | $248,076,680 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $138,500,000 | $273,516,258 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $264,118,201 | $508,306,010 |
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 | $117,655,101 (est) | $232,350,778 (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 | $18,543,648 | $36,620,861 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $12,261,300, DVD $1,066,200 | 1998 | $13,327,500 | $26,319,769 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $28,810,837 (est) | $56,896,985 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $178,337,086 | $352,188,393 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $60,000,000 | $115,472,393 |
| 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: $41,782,012 | Reg Main Pred: $31,218,719 | 1998 | $38,284,000 (est) | $75,605,028 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $7,987,567 (est) | $15,774,220 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,994,751 (est) | $7,889,020 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $7,200,000 (est) | $14,218,896 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $117,466,318 | $228,959,556 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $60,870,769 | $123,228,837 |
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