SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1989 · Robert Zemeckis · Bob Gale | Neil Canton · 1 hr 48 min
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Fox | 1989 | $5,000,000Fox earned $5 million each for the second and third installments.source | $12,979,839 | (rep) |
| Christopher Lloyd | 1989 | $1,200,000For the second film, he received $1.2 millionsource | $3,115,161 | (rep) |
| Lea Thompson | 1989 | $400,000 | $1,038,387 | (est) |
| Thomas F. Wilson | 1989 | $350,000Thomas F. Wilson - who plays Biff Tannen in the series - was paid $350,000 for the sequelsource | $908,589 | (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. | 1989 | $118,811,197 | $308,430,035 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $99,328 | $257,852 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $118,911,489 | $300,826,888 |
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. | 1989 | $58,848,989 (est) | $152,770,078 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $16,743,949 | $43,466,751 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,566,891 | 1989 | $6,566,891 | $17,047,436 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $30,211,179 (est) | $78,427,246 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $112,371,008 | $291,711,511 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $40,000,000 | $101,193,548 |
| 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: $22,351,811 | Reg Main Pred: $34,506,025 | 1989 | $25,462,000 (est) | $66,098,531 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,904,849 (est) | $10,136,861 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,505,873 (est) | $6,505,167 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $4,760,000 (est) | $12,356,806 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $76,632,722 | $196,290,913 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $35,738,285 | $95,420,598 |
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