SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Very Bad Things
1998 · Peter Berg · Cindy Cowan | Diane Nabatoff | Michael Schiffer · 1 hr 40 min
A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Slater | 1998 | $900,000 | $1,777,362 | (est) |
| Cameron Diaz | 1998 | $3,000,000 | $5,924,540 | (est) |
| Daniel Stern | 1998 | $403,561 | $796,971 | (est) |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | 1998 | $406,435 | $802,647 | (est) |
| Jon Favreau | 1998 | $1,032,530 | $2,039,088 | (est) |
| Jeremy Piven | 1998 | $600,000 | $1,184,908 | (est) |
| Leland Orser | 1998 | $287,770 | $568,302 | (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 | $9,898,412 | $19,547,846 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $9,898,412 | $19,049,889 |
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 | $4,949,206 (est) | $9,773,923 (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 | $1,499,078 | $2,960,448 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $994,043, DVD $86,438 | 1998 | $1,080,481 | $2,133,785 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $2,286,893 (est) | $4,516,263 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $9,815,658 | $19,384,419 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $30,000,000 | $57,736,196 |
| 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: $4,659,010 | Reg Main Pred: $4,249,505 | 1998 | $4,532,000 (est) | $8,950,005 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $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. | 1998 | $219,871 (est) | $434,211 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,600,000 (est) | $7,109,448 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $38,351,871 | $74,229,860 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $-28,536,213 | $-54,845,441 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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