SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dances with Wolves
1990 · Kevin Costner · Jim Wilson | Kevin Costner · 3 hr 1 min
A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Costner | 1990 | $50,000,000Costner's salary for the movie was only $3 million...earned him $50 million.source | $123,144,606 | (rep) |
| Mary McDonnell | 1990 | $440,000 | $1,083,673 | (est) |
| Graham Greene | 1990 | $275,000 | $677,295 | (est) |
| Rodney Grant | 1990 | $678,321 | $1,670,631 | (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. | 1990 | $184,208,848 | $453,686,520 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $184,208,848 | $442,129,423 |
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. | 1990 | $92,104,424 (est) | $226,843,260 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $28,054,527 | $69,095,274 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $11,255,667 | 1990 | $11,255,667 | $27,721,493 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $46,306,132 (est) | $114,047,008 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $177,720,750 | $437,707,035 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $22,000,000 | $52,803,366 |
| 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: $21,249,553 | Reg Main Pred: $9,959,541 | 1990 | $16,928,000 (est) | $41,691,838 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $13,206,517 (est) | $32,526,227 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $4,087,577 (est) | $10,067,262 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $2,640,000 (est) | $6,502,035 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $58,862,095 | $143,590,729 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $118,858,656 | $294,116,306 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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