SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
1983 · Terry Jones · John Goldstone · 1 hr 47 min
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Chapman | 1983 | $270,000 | $872,620 | (est) |
| John Cleese | 1983 | $623,912 | $2,016,438 | (est) |
| Terry Gilliam | 1983 | $112,500 | $363,592 | (est) |
| Eric Idle | 1983 | $341,366 | $1,103,270 | (est) |
| Terry Jones | 1983 | $140,206 | $453,136 | (est) |
| Michael Palin | 1983 | $116,300 | $375,873 | (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. | 1983 | $14,929,552 | $48,251,233 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $14,929,552 | $47,022,093 |
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. | 1983 | $6,942,242 (est) | $22,436,823 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $736,938 | $2,381,732 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $237,350 | 1983 | $237,350 | $767,099 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $3,913,315 (est) | $12,647,550 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $11,829,845 | $38,233,204 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $9,000,000 | $28,346,386 |
| 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: $3,980,322 | Reg Main Pred: $5,853,659 | 1983 | $4,469,000 (est) | $14,443,485 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $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. | 1983 | $210,571 (est) | $680,551 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $1,017,000 (est) | $3,286,870 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $14,696,571 | $46,757,292 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $-2,866,726 | $-8,524,088 |
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