SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dune
1984 · David Lynch · Raffaella De Laurentiis · 2 hr 17 min
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Annis | 1984 | $1,200,000 | $3,717,806 | (est) |
| Leonardo Cimino | 1984 | $1,035,945 | $3,209,535 | (est) |
| Brad Dourif | 1984 | $400,000 | $1,239,269 | (est) |
| José Ferrer | 1984 | $250,000 | $774,543 | (est) |
| Linda Hunt | 1984 | $407,990 | $1,264,023 | (est) |
| Freddie Jones | 1984 | $257,771 | $798,619 | (est) |
| Richard Jordan | 1984 | $321,900 | $997,301 | (est) |
| Kyle MacLachlan | 1984 | $292,456 | $906,079 | (est) |
| Virginia Madsen | 1984 | $227,488 | $704,797 | (est) |
| Silvana Mangano | 1984 | $335,782 | $1,040,310 | (est) |
| Everett McGill | 1984 | $560,270 | $1,735,812 | (est) |
| Kenneth McMillan | 1984 | $181,061 | $560,958 | (est) |
| Jack Nance | 1984 | $279,446 | $865,772 | (est) |
| Siân Phillips | 1984 | $100,000 | $309,817 | (est) |
| Jürgen Prochnow | 1984 | $540,560 | $1,674,747 | (est) |
| Paul Smith | 1984 | $146,915 | $455,168 | (est) |
| Patrick Stewart | 1984 | $800,000 | $2,478,537 | (est) |
| Sting | 1984 | $100,000 | $309,817 | (est) |
| Dean Stockwell | 1984 | $170,816 | $529,217 | (est) |
| Max von Sydow | 1984 | $565,423 | $1,751,777 | (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. | 1984 | $31,439,560 | $97,405,143 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $1,175 | $3,640 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $31,443,745 | $94,936,504 |
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. | 1984 | $14,777,019 (est) | $45,781,735 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $2,081,678 | $6,449,394 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $658,963 | 1984 | $658,963 | $2,041,581 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $8,175,250 (est) | $25,328,324 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $25,692,909 | $79,601,034 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1984 | $40,000,000 | $120,769,971 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $6,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $8,438,877 | Reg Main Pred: $10,559,817 | 1984 | $7,543,000 (est) | $23,369,506 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $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. | 1984 | $477,888 (est) | $1,480,579 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $4,560,000 (est) | $14,127,661 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $52,580,888 | $159,747,718 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1984 | $-26,887,979 | $-80,146,684 |
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