SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Guarding Tess
1994 · Hugh Wilson · Ned Tanen | Nancy Graham Tanen · 1 hr 36 min
A former U.S. First Lady wants a particular Secret Service agent to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can't stand her.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley MacLaine | 1994 | $600,000 | $1,303,239 | (est) |
| Nicolas Cage | 1994 | $2,000,000 | $4,344,130 | (est) |
| Richard Griffiths | 1994 | $642,438 | $1,395,417 | (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. | 1994 | $27,058,304 | $58,772,389 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $27,058,304 | $57,275,236 |
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. | 1994 | $13,529,152 (est) | $29,386,195 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $5,084,095 | $11,042,983 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,563,407 | 1994 | $2,563,407 | $5,567,887 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $6,532,436 (est) | $14,188,875 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $27,709,090 | $60,185,939 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1994 | $20,000,000 | $42,334,683 |
| 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: $7,464,364 | Reg Main Pred: $6,375,654 | 1994 | $7,120,000 (est) | $15,465,101 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $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. | 1994 | $676,102 (est) | $1,468,537 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $2,400,000 (est) | $5,212,955 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $30,196,102 | $64,481,276 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1994 | $-2,487,011 | $-4,295,337 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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