SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Paul Schrader · Mataichirô Yamamoto | Tom Luddy · 2 hr
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ogata | 1985 | $150,000 | $448,745 | (est) |
| Kenji Sawada | 1985 | $200,352 | $599,380 | (est) |
| Toshiyuki Nagashima | 1985 | $150,845 | $451,273 | (est) |
| Yasosuke Bando | 1985 | $123,331 | $368,961 | (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. | 1985 | $437,547 | $1,308,981 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $65,211 | $195,088 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $502,758 | $1,465,755 |
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. | 1985 | $231,637 (est) | $692,973 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $41,034 | $122,758 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $12,949 | 1985 | $12,949 | $38,738 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $118,207 (est) | $353,634 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $403,827 | $1,208,103 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $5,000,000 | $14,577,138 |
| 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: $681,983 | Reg Main Pred: $1,235,595 | 1985 | $402,000 (est) | $1,202,638 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $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. | 1985 | $7,875 (est) | $23,558 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $575,000 (est) | $1,720,191 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $5,984,875 | $17,523,524 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $-5,581,048 | $-16,315,421 |
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