SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Monty Python's Life of Brian
1979 · Terry Jones · John Goldstone · 1 hr 34 min
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Chapman | 1979 | $215,350 | $954,837 | (est) |
| John Cleese | 1979 | $400,000 | $1,773,554 | (est) |
| Terry Gilliam | 1979 | $56,297 | $249,614 | (est) |
| Eric Idle | 1979 | $200,000 | $886,777 | (est) |
| Terry Jones | 1979 | $138,028 | $612,000 | (est) |
| Michael Palin | 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 | $19,398,164 | $86,009,215 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $26,174 | $116,052 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $19,428,017 | $83,947,230 |
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 | $8,641,265 (est) | $38,314,371 (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 | $229,479 | $1,017,485 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $81,968 | 1979 | $81,968 | $363,435 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $5,095,726 (est) | $22,593,861 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $14,048,439 | $62,289,152 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $5,077,105 | Reg Main Pred: $7,286,857 | 1979 | $5,000,000 (est) | $22,169,421 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $366,253 (est) | $1,623,922 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $226,180 (est) | $1,002,855 (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 | $10,028,432 | $44,013,119 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1979 | $4,020,006 | $18,276,033 |
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