SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Back Roads
1981 · Martin Ritt · Ronald Shedlo · 1 hr 34 min
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Field | 1981 | $866,609 | $3,068,883 | (est) |
| Tommy Lee Jones | 1981 | $800,000 | $2,833,003 | (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. | 1981 | $11,809,387 | $41,820,040 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $11,809,387 | $40,754,727 |
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. | 1981 | $5,373,271 (est) | $19,028,118 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $298,756 | $1,057,970 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $100,730 | 1981 | $100,730 | $356,710 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $3,126,759 (est) | $11,072,647 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $8,899,515 | $31,515,444 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1981 | $8,000,000 | $27,608,361 |
| 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: $3,307,010 | Reg Main Pred: $5,485,772 | 1981 | $3,849,000 (est) | $13,630,287 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $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. | 1981 | $148,622 (est) | $526,308 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $888,000 (est) | $3,144,634 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $12,885,622 | $44,909,590 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1981 | $-3,986,107 | $-13,394,145 |
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