SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Witness in the War Zone
1987 · Paul Greengrass · Tim Bevan | Eric Fellner | Lloyd Levin | Paul Greengrass · 1 hr 40 min
An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Damon | 1987 | $6,427,526 | $18,213,210 | (est) |
| Greg Kinnear | 1987 | $750,000 | $2,125,220 | (est) |
| Brendan Gleeson | 1987 | $985,389 | $2,792,225 | (est) |
| Amy Ryan | 1987 | $543,480 | $1,540,019 | (est) |
| Khalid Abdalla | 1987 | $1,247,621 | $3,535,292 | (est) |
| Jason Isaacs | 1987 | $716,121 | $2,029,220 | (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. | 1987 | $141,211 | $400,139 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $141,211 | $389,946 |
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. | 1987 | $68,487 (est) | $194,068 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $17,398 | $49,299 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,389 | 1987 | $6,389 | $18,103 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $37,523 (est) | $106,326 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $129,797 | $367,796 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $100,000,000 | $276,144,366 |
| 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: $354,630 | Reg Main Pred: $1,539,997 | 1987 | $113,000 (est) | $320,200 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $2,713 (est) | $7,687 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $11,700,000 (est) | $33,153,433 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $111,815,713 | $309,625,686 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-111,685,916 | $-309,257,890 |
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