SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle · Andrew Macdonald · 1 hr 33 min
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewan McGregor | 1996 | $225,000 | $461,616 | (est) |
| Ewen Bremner | 1996 | $150,000 | $307,744 | (est) |
| Jonny Lee Miller | 1996 | $105,000 | $215,421 | (est) |
| Kevin McKidd | 1996 | $75,000 | $153,872 | (est) |
| Robert Carlyle | 1996 | $52,500 | $107,710 | (est) |
| Kelly Macdonald | 1996 | $30,000 | $61,549 | (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. | 1996 | $16,491,080 | $33,833,516 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $13,211 | $27,104 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $16,504,291 | $32,998,063 |
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. | 1996 | $8,250,719 (est) | $16,927,383 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $2,675,038 | $5,488,175 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,591,847 | 1996 | $1,591,847 | $3,265,873 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $3,841,843 (est) | $7,882,021 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $16,359,446 | $33,563,452 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $1,500,000 | $2,999,044 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Trainspotting (film) - WikipediaURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainspotting_(film)PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, the company responsible for the distribution of the film, launched a publicity campaign of half as much as the film's production costs (£850,000) in the UK alone, making the film stand out more as a Hollywood blockbuster rather than a smaller European production. | 1996 | $1,326,000 | $2,720,455 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $1,452,711 (est) | $2,980,419 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $382,811 (est) | $785,385 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $180,000 (est) | $369,293 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $4,841,522 | $9,854,595 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $11,517,924 | $23,708,857 |
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