SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Megaforce
1982 · Hal Needham · Andre Morgan | Albert S. Ruddy · 1 hr 39 min
Story about a rapid deployment defense unit that is called into action whenever freedom is threatened.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bostwick | 1982 | $600,000 | $2,001,451 | (est) |
| Michael Beck | 1982 | $405,727 | $1,353,404 | (est) |
| Persis Khambatta | 1982 | $295,412 | $985,421 | (est) |
| Edward Mulhare | 1982 | $494,139 | $1,648,325 | (est) |
| George Furth | 1982 | $339,747 | $1,133,311 | (est) |
| Henry Silva | 1982 | $113,765 | $379,492 | (est) |
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. | 1982 | $5,675,599 | $18,932,387 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $5,675,599 | $18,450,108 |
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. | 1982 | $2,610,776 (est) | $8,708,898 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $186,234 | $621,230 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $62,078 | 1982 | $62,078 | $207,077 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $1,510,606 (est) | $5,039,006 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $4,369,693 | $14,576,211 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1982 | $20,000,000 | $65,015,544 |
| 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: $2,388,925 | Reg Main Pred: $3,423,439 | 1982 | $2,661,000 (est) | $8,876,434 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $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. | 1982 | $73,848 (est) | $246,338 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $2,240,000 (est) | $7,472,083 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $24,974,848 | $81,610,399 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1982 | $-20,605,154 | $-67,034,189 |
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