SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Ironweed
1987 · Héctor Babenco · Keith Barish | Marcia Nasatir · 2 hr 23 min
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicholson | 1987 | $4,050,000 | $11,476,188 | (est) |
| Meryl Streep | 1987 | $1,844,014 | $5,225,247 | (est) |
| Carroll Baker | 1987 | $402,482 | $1,140,484 | (est) |
| Michael O'Keefe | 1987 | $231,465 | $655,885 | (est) |
| Fred Gwynne | 1987 | $305,779 | $866,464 | (est) |
| Diane Venora | 1987 | $419,175 | $1,187,785 | (est) |
| Tom Waits | 1987 | $323,385 | $916,352 | (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 | $7,393,346 | $20,949,983 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $7,393,346 | $20,416,308 |
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 | $3,585,773 (est) | $10,160,742 (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 | $863,005 | $2,445,435 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $314,829 | 1987 | $314,829 | $892,109 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,924,513 (est) | $5,453,351 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $6,688,120 | $18,951,637 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $27,000,000 | $74,558,979 |
| 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: $3,150,757 | Reg Main Pred: $4,046,159 | 1987 | $3,396,000 (est) | $9,622,996 (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 | $139,782 (est) | $396,089 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $3,159,000 (est) | $8,951,427 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $33,694,782 | $93,529,492 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-27,006,661 | $-74,577,855 |
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