SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
A Handful of Dust
1988 · Charles Sturridge · Derek Granger · 1 hr 58 min
The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilby | 1988 | $81,000 | $220,405 | (est) |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | 1988 | $270,000 | $734,683 | (est) |
| Rupert Graves | 1988 | $65,209 | $177,437 | (est) |
| Anjelica Huston | 1988 | $135,000 | $367,342 | (est) |
| Judi Dench | 1988 | $94,500 | $257,139 | (est) |
| Alec Guinness | 1988 | $54,000 | $146,937 | (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. | 1988 | $1,560,700 | $4,246,740 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $1,560,700 | $4,138,560 |
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. | 1988 | $764,743 (est) | $2,080,903 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $215,962 | $587,644 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $82,989 | 1988 | $82,989 | $225,816 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $412,282 (est) | $1,121,838 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $1,475,976 | $4,016,201 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $2,700,000 | $7,159,679 |
| 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: $1,059,991 | Reg Main Pred: $1,678,915 | 1988 | $1,217,000 (est) | $3,311,516 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $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. | 1988 | $32,029 (est) | $87,152 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $318,600 (est) | $866,926 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $4,267,629 | $11,425,272 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $-2,791,653 | $-7,409,071 |
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