SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
My Left Foot
1989 · Jim Sheridan · Noel Pearson · 1 hr 43 min
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Day-Lewis | 1989 | $90,000 | $233,637 | (est) |
| Ray McAnally | 1989 | $60,000 | $155,758 | (est) |
| Brenda Fricker | 1989 | $42,000 | $109,031 | (est) |
| Cyril Cusack | 1989 | $30,000 | $77,879 | (est) |
| Fiona Shaw | 1989 | $21,000 | $54,515 | (est) |
| Hugh O'Conor | 1989 | $12,000 | $31,152 | (est) |
| Adrian Dunbar | 1989 | $12,000 | $31,152 | (est) |
| Ruth McCabe | 1989 | $2,562 | $6,651 | (est) |
| Alison Whelan | 1989 | $5,467 | $14,192 | (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. | 1989 | $14,743,391 | $38,273,367 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $14,743,391 | $37,298,401 |
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. | 1989 | $7,297,979 (est) | $18,945,317 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,017,521 | $5,237,420 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $787,124 | 1989 | $787,124 | $2,043,348 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,708,853 (est) | $9,628,063 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $13,811,477 | $35,854,148 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $600,000 | $1,517,903 |
| 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: $3,487,641 | Reg Main Pred: $5,170,773 | 1989 | $540,000 (est) | $1,401,823 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,210,770 (est) | $3,143,120 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $307,996 (est) | $799,547 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $71,400 (est) | $185,352 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $2,730,166 | $7,047,745 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $11,081,311 | $28,806,403 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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