SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dragonslayer
1981 · Matthew Robbins · Hal Barwood | Howard W. Koch · 1 hr 48 min
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter MacNicol | 1981 | $540,000 | $1,912,277 | (est) |
| Caitlin Clarke | 1981 | $623,055 | $2,206,396 | (est) |
| Ralph Richardson | 1981 | $254,760 | $902,170 | (est) |
| John Hallam | 1981 | $144,000 | $509,941 | (est) |
| Peter Eyre | 1981 | $307,172 | $1,087,774 | (est) |
| Sydney Bromley | 1981 | $360,000 | $1,274,851 | (est) |
| Chloe Salaman | 1981 | $259,226 | $917,985 | (est) |
| Ian McDiarmid | 1981 | $360,000 | $1,274,851 | (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. | 1981 | $14,110,013 | $49,967,142 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $159 | $563 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $14,110,172 | $48,694,840 |
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. | 1981 | $6,420,112 (est) | $22,735,248 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $355,875 | $1,260,244 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $119,983 | 1981 | $119,983 | $424,890 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $3,731,860 (est) | $13,215,465 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $10,627,830 | $37,635,847 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1981 | $18,000,000 | $62,118,812 |
| 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: $3,941,451 | Reg Main Pred: $5,564,132 | 1981 | $4,371,000 (est) | $15,478,822 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $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. | 1981 | $177,485 (est) | $628,519 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $1,998,000 (est) | $7,075,426 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $24,546,485 | $85,301,578 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1981 | $-13,918,655 | $-47,665,731 |
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