SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Coppola · Francis Coppola · 2 hr 27 min
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Brando | 1979 | $945,000 | $4,190,021 | (est) |
| Robert Duvall | 1979 | $630,000 | $2,793,347 | (est) |
| Martin Sheen | 1979 | $393,750 | $1,745,842 | (est) |
| Frederic Forrest | 1979 | $334,360 | $1,482,514 | (est) |
| Albert Hall | 1979 | $9,000,000By early 1976, Coppola had persuaded Marlon Brando to play Kurtz, for a fee of $2 million...earning him around $9 million.source | $39,904,959 | (rep) |
| Sam Bottoms | 1979 | $115,921 | $513,980 | (est) |
| Larry Fishburne | 1979 | $130,685 | $579,442 | (est) |
| Dennis Hopper | 1979 | $207,805 | $921,383 | (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. | 1979 | $78,784,010 | $349,319,185 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $205,717 | $912,125 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $78,989,727 | $341,309,606 |
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. | 1979 | $35,130,268 (est) | $155,763,545 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $906,570 | $4,019,627 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $323,011 | 1979 | $323,011 | $1,432,194 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $20,490,075 (est) | $90,850,620 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $56,849,924 | $252,065,985 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1979 | $31,500,000 | $136,109,504 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Apocalypse Now released on this day August 15th 1979 - Film RetrospectURL: https://www.filmretrospect.com/apocalypse-now-released-in-the-us-on-this-day-august-15th-1979A $9 million advertising campaign brought the total costs of Coppola's movie to $45 million. | 1979 | $9,000,000 | $39,904,959 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $1,002,095 (est) | $4,443,174 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $915,284 (est) | $4,058,262 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $3,433,500 (est) | $15,223,742 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $45,850,879 | $199,739,641 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1979 | $10,999,045 | $52,326,344 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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