SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Birdy
1984 · Alan Parker · Alan Marshall · 2 hr
After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Modine | 1984 | $421,535 | $1,305,988 | (est) |
| Nicolas Cage | 1984 | $1,200,000 | $3,717,806 | (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. | 1984 | $1,455,045 | $4,507,979 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $1,455,045 | $4,393,144 |
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. | 1984 | $683,871 (est) | $2,118,750 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $105,808 | $327,812 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $33,653 | 1984 | $33,653 | $104,262 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $391,610 (est) | $1,213,275 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $1,214,942 | $3,764,099 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1984 | $12,000,000 | $36,230,991 |
| 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: $1,075,595 | Reg Main Pred: $1,297,023 | 1984 | $1,138,000 (est) | $3,525,719 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $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. | 1984 | $22,598 (est) | $70,012 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $1,368,000 (est) | $4,238,298 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $14,528,598 | $44,065,021 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1984 | $-13,313,656 | $-40,300,921 |
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