SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Defending Your Life
1991 · Albert Brooks · Robert Grand | Michael Grillo | Herb Nanas · 1 hr 52 min
In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | 1991 | $691,307 | $1,633,860 | (est) |
| Meryl Streep | 1991 | $1,845,989 | $4,362,877 | (est) |
| Rip Torn | 1991 | $387,387 | $915,564 | (est) |
| Lee Grant | 1991 | $160,000 | $378,150 | (est) |
| Buck Henry | 1991 | $100,000 | $236,344 | (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. | 1991 | $16,371,128 | $38,692,115 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $16,371,128 | $37,706,482 |
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. | 1991 | $8,185,564 (est) | $19,346,058 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $2,739,286 | $6,474,128 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,187,766 | 1991 | $1,187,766 | $2,807,208 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $4,132,510 (est) | $9,766,924 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $16,245,126 | $38,394,318 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1991 | $20,000,000 | $46,064,611 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $5,260,383 | Reg Main Pred: $8,746,784 | 1991 | $6,127,000 (est) | $14,480,773 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $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. | 1991 | $380,136 (est) | $898,427 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $2,400,000 (est) | $5,672,247 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $28,907,136 | $67,116,058 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1991 | $-12,662,010 | $-28,721,740 |
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