SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Last Embrace
1979 · Jonathan Demme · Michael Taylor | Dan Wigutow · 1 hr 42 min
A government agent recovering from a nervous breakdown deciphers a death threat written in ancient Hebrew.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Scheider | 1979 | $525,884 | $2,331,709 | (est) |
| Janet Margolin | 1979 | $128,437 | $569,475 | (est) |
| John Glover | 1979 | $255,588 | $1,133,248 | (est) |
| Sam Levene | 1979 | $79,062 | $350,552 | (est) |
| Charles Napier | 1979 | $140,000 | $620,744 | (est) |
| Christopher Walken | 1979 | $80,000 | $354,711 | (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. | 1979 | $1,537,125 | $6,815,434 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $1,537,125 | $6,641,820 |
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. | 1979 | $684,021 (est) | $3,032,868 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $19,396 | $86,001 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,967 | 1979 | $6,967 | $30,889 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $413,595 (est) | $1,833,833 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $1,123,979 | $4,983,592 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1979 | $4,000,000 | $17,283,747 |
| 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: $914,588 | Reg Main Pred: $984,587 | 1979 | $935,000 (est) | $4,145,682 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $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. | 1979 | $18,096 (est) | $80,236 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $436,000 (est) | $1,933,174 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $5,389,096 | $23,442,838 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1979 | $-4,265,117 | $-18,459,245 |
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