SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Gus Van Sant · Karen Murphy | Cary Brokaw | Nick Wechsler · 1 hr 42 min
A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dillon | 1989 | $375,000 | $973,488 | (est) |
| Kelly Lynch | 1989 | $250,000 | $648,992 | (est) |
| James Remar | 1989 | $175,000 | $454,294 | (est) |
| James LeGros | 1989 | $39,504 | $102,551 | (est) |
| Heather Graham | 1989 | $87,500 | $227,147 | (est) |
| William Burroughs | 1989 | $16,835 | $43,703 | (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. | 1989 | $4,729,352 | $12,277,245 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $4,729,352 | $11,964,498 |
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. | 1989 | $2,341,029 (est) | $6,077,236 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $691,377 | $1,794,792 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $272,863 | 1989 | $272,863 | $708,343 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,219,121 (est) | $3,164,798 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $4,524,390 | $11,745,170 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $2,500,000 | $6,324,597 |
| 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: $2,044,437 | Reg Main Pred: $2,218,642 | 1989 | $2,095,000 (est) | $5,438,552 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $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. | 1989 | $100,894 (est) | $261,917 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $297,500 (est) | $772,300 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $4,993,394 | $12,797,367 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $-469,004 | $-1,052,197 |
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