SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1986 · James Cameron · Gale Anne Hurd · 2 hr 17 min
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Weaver | 1986 | $1,000,000Weaver was finally cast as the movie's star, having secured a pay packet of close to $1m plus a share of the profitssource | $2,937,044 | (rep) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $85,160,248 | $250,119,378 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $10,472 | $30,757 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $85,188,274 | $243,828,116 |
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. | 1986 | $40,880,773 (est) | $120,068,620 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $8,288,606 | $24,344,000 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,831,874 | 1986 | $2,831,874 | $8,317,337 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $21,900,903 (est) | $64,323,911 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $73,902,155 | $217,053,867 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $18,500,000 | $52,951,186 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $15,390,651 | Reg Main Pred: $20,119,478 | 1986 | $16,679,000 (est) | $48,986,953 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $3,297,927 (est) | $9,686,157 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,492,824 (est) | $4,384,488 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $2,146,000 (est) | $6,302,896 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $42,115,751 | $122,311,680 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $31,786,405 | $94,742,187 |
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