SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Defenseless
1991 · Martin Campbell · Renée Missel and David Bombek · 1 hr 44 min
A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hershey | 1991 | $258,831 | $611,731 | (est) |
| Sam Shepard | 1991 | $260,833 | $616,462 | (est) |
| Mary Beth Hurt | 1991 | $152,043 | $359,344 | (est) |
| J. T. Walsh | 1991 | $258,000 | $609,767 | (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 | $6,413,375 | $15,157,602 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $6,413,375 | $14,771,481 |
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 | $3,206,688 (est) | $7,578,801 (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 | $1,080,142 | $2,552,846 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $468,921 | 1991 | $468,921 | $1,108,264 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $1,622,790 (est) | $3,835,360 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $6,378,540 | $15,075,271 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1991 | $5,160,000 | N/A |
| 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: $2,708,085 | Reg Main Pred: $2,576,083 | 1991 | $2,668,000 (est) | $6,305,648 (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 | $149,258 (est) | $352,761 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $619,200 (est) | $1,463,440 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $8,596,458 | $20,317,179 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1991 | $-2,217,918 | $-5,241,908 |
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