SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2002 · John Woo · Terence Chang | Tracie Graham-Rice | Alison Rosenzweig | John Woo · 2 hr 14 min
Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect the Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cipher.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Cage | 2002 | $20,000,000Windtalkers (2002)... brought him a $20 million payday.source | $35,786,548 | (rep) |
| Adam Beach | 2002 | $5,630,891 | $10,075,507 | (est) |
| Peter Stormare | 2002 | $4,239,486 | $7,585,829 | (est) |
| Noah Emmerich | 2002 | $3,466,220 | $6,202,202 | (est) |
| Mark Ruffalo | 2002 | $2,964,962 | $5,305,287 | (est) |
| Brian Van Holt | 2002 | $2,609,710 | $4,669,625 | (est) |
| Roger Willie | 2002 | $2,342,769 | $4,191,981 | (est) |
| Frances O'Connor | 2002 | $2,133,709 | $3,817,903 | (est) |
| Christian Slater | 2002 | $1,964,845 | $3,515,751 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $40,914,068 | $73,208,663 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $36,714,197 | $65,693,719 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $77,628,265 | $135,364,017 |
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. | 2002 | $35,142,713 (est) | $62,881,819 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $6,641,603 | $11,884,002 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,271,400, DVD $5,055,696 | 2002 | $7,327,096 | $13,110,574 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $9,133,611 (est) | $16,343,020 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $58,245,022 | $104,219,415 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2002 | $115,000,000 | $200,530,850 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Windtalkers (2002): A Box Office Fiasco That Lost $80M | Bomb ReportURL: https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2002-2/windtalkers/MGM gave Windtalkers the full support of their marketing machine and spent $42 million on P&A in the US. | 2002 | $42,000,000 | $75,151,751 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $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. | 2002 | $1,357,109 (est) | $2,428,312 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $13,800,000 (est) | $24,692,718 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $172,157,109 | $302,803,632 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2002 | $-113,912,087 | $-198,584,217 |
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