SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Robert Zemeckis · Robert Zemeckis | Steve Starkey · 1 hr 44 min
When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | 1992 | $4,000,000Meryl Streep's Salary For Death Becomes Her (Reported): $4 million.source | $9,177,477 | (rep) |
| Goldie Hawn | 1992 | $3,000,000Death Becomes Her. $3 Million.source | $6,883,108 | (rep) |
| Bruce Willis | 1992 | $3,850,000 | $8,833,321 | (est) |
| Isabella Rossellini | 1992 | $250,000 | $573,592 | (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. | 1992 | $58,422,650 | $134,043,129 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $2,186 | $5,015 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $58,424,836 | $130,633,436 |
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. | 1992 | $29,212,164 (est) | $67,023,491 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $9,989,950 | $22,920,633 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,572,724 | 1992 | $4,572,724 | $10,491,517 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $14,433,417 (est) | $33,115,587 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $58,208,255 | $133,551,227 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1992 | $55,000,000 | $122,975,766 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $12,290,650 | Reg Main Pred: $13,835,016 | 1992 | $12,735,000 (est) | $29,218,792 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $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. | 1992 | $1,379,536 (est) | $3,165,164 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $6,600,000 (est) | $15,142,837 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $75,714,536 | $170,502,559 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1992 | $-17,506,281 | $-36,951,332 |
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