SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · Randa Haines · Burt Sugarman | Patrick J. Palmer · 1 hr 59 min
A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hurt | 1986 | $1,000,000Children of a Lesser Godâ (1986) and an estimated $1 million per role.source | $2,937,044 | (rep) |
| Marlee Matlin | 1986 | $297,303 | $873,192 | (est) |
| Piper Laurie | 1986 | $207,270 | $608,761 | (est) |
| Philip Bosco | 1986 | $454,637 | $1,335,289 | (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. | 1986 | $31,853,080 | $93,553,891 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $31,853,080 | $91,170,723 |
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. | 1986 | $15,289,478 (est) | $44,905,868 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $3,109,076 | $9,131,491 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,062,550 | 1986 | $1,062,550 | $3,120,755 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $8,200,162 (est) | $24,084,235 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $27,661,266 | $81,242,349 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $10,500,000 | $30,053,376 |
| 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: $6,641,900 | Reg Main Pred: $7,035,477 | 1986 | $6,758,000 (est) | $19,848,542 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $810,892 (est) | $2,381,625 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $558,758 (est) | $1,641,095 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,218,000 (est) | $3,577,319 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $19,845,649 | $57,501,957 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $7,815,616 | $23,740,391 |
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