SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987 · Jeff Burr · William Burr | Darin Scott · 1 hr 39 min
In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Price | 1987 | $165,000 | $467,548 | (est) |
| Clu Gulager | 1987 | $72,778 | $206,226 | (est) |
| Terry Kiser | 1987 | $77,000 | $218,189 | (est) |
| Harry Caesar | 1987 | $18,751 | $53,133 | (est) |
| Rosalind Cash | 1987 | $38,500 | $109,095 | (est) |
| Cameron Mitchell | 1987 | $17,034 | $48,268 | (est) |
| Susan Tyrrell | 1987 | $22,000 | $62,340 | (est) |
| Martine Beswick | 1987 | $11,542 | $32,706 | (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. | 1987 | $1,355,728 | $3,841,627 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $1,355,728 | $3,743,766 |
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. | 1987 | $657,528 (est) | $1,863,189 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $165,229 | $468,196 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $60,595 | 1987 | $60,595 | $171,705 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $358,740 (est) | $1,016,536 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $1,242,092 | $3,519,626 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $1,100,000 | $3,037,588 |
| 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: $884,580 | Reg Main Pred: $2,187,141 | 1987 | $990,000 (est) | $2,805,290 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $25,960 (est) | $73,560 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $128,700 (est) | $364,688 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $2,244,660 | $6,281,126 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-1,002,567 | $-2,761,501 |
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