SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Last Action Hero
1993 · John McTiernan · John McTiernan | Steve Roth · 2 hr 10 min
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | 1993 | $15,000,000Last Action Hero. $15 Million.source | $33,415,225 | (rep) |
| F. Murray Abraham | 1993 | $750,000 | $1,670,761 | (est) |
| Art Carney | 1993 | $400,000 | $891,073 | (est) |
| Charles Dance | 1993 | $544,004 | $1,211,868 | (est) |
| Frank McRae | 1993 | $852,257 | $1,898,557 | (est) |
| Tom Noonan | 1993 | $127,133 | $283,212 | (est) |
| Robert Prosky | 1993 | $495,754 | $1,104,382 | (est) |
| Anthony Quinn | 1993 | $433,509 | $965,720 | (est) |
| Mercedes Ruehl | 1993 | $144,685 | $322,312 | (est) |
| Austin O'Brien | 1993 | $667,673 | $1,487,363 | (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. | 1993 | $50,016,394 | $111,420,604 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $87,282,095 | $194,436,722 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $137,298,489 | $108,582,303 |
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. | 1993 | $58,699,086 (est) | $130,762,877 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $9,346,578 | $20,821,200 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,538,853 | 1993 | $4,538,853 | $10,111,118 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $12,391,451 (est) | $27,604,208 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $84,975,967 | $189,299,404 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1993 | $85,000,000 | $184,529,412 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Last Action Hero' not a total washout - Tampa Bay TimesURL: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/07/06/last-action-hero-not-a-total-washout/They estimate the film cost about $80-million to make and another $25-million to market, for a total investment of $105-million. | 1993 | $25,000,000 | $55,692,042 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $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. | 1993 | $2,039,423 (est) | $4,543,186 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $10,200,000 (est) | $22,722,353 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $122,239,423 | $267,486,992 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1993 | $-37,263,456 | $-78,187,588 |
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