SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1985 · Robert Zemeckis · Bob Gale | Neil Canton · 1 hr 56 min
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Fox | 1985 | $250,000Michael J. Fox shockingly received a mere $250,000 for his role as Marty McFly.source | $747,909 | (rep) |
| Christopher Lloyd | 1985 | $600,000Lloyd's salary for the first Back to the Future film was $600,000.source | $1,794,981 | (rep) |
| Lea Thompson | 1985 | $1,200,000Salary from the movie Back to the Futuresource | $3,589,963 | (rep) |
| Crispin Glover | 1985 | $285,434 | $853,915 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $212,326,307 | $635,202,957 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $11,488,299 | $34,368,805 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $223,819,255 | $652,528,813 |
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. | 1985 | $105,048,225 (est) | $314,266,019 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $17,342,355 | $51,882,007 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $5,426,908 | 1985 | $5,426,908 | $16,235,331 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $54,535,083 (est) | $163,149,101 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $182,352,570 | $545,532,458 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $19,000,000 | $55,393,123 |
| 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: $30,815,070 | Reg Main Pred: $33,499,262 | 1985 | $23,750,000 (est) | $71,051,348 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $12,382,207 (est) | $37,043,052 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,555,875 (est) | $10,637,883 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,185,000 (est) | $6,536,724 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $60,873,082 | $180,662,129 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $121,479,489 | $364,870,329 |
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