SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Near Dark
1987 · Kathryn Bigelow · Steven-Charles Jaffe · 1 hr 34 min
A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Pasdar | 1987 | $150,000 | $425,044 | (est) |
| Jenny Wright | 1987 | $112,644 | $319,191 | (est) |
| Lance Henriksen | 1987 | $350,000 | $991,769 | (est) |
| Bill Paxton | 1987 | $250,000 | $708,407 | (est) |
| Jenette Goldstein | 1987 | $84,536 | $239,543 | (est) |
| Tim Thomerson | 1987 | $100,000 | $283,363 | (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. | 1987 | $3,369,307 | $9,547,358 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $321 | $910 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $3,369,628 | $9,305,038 |
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. | 1987 | $1,634,233 (est) | $4,630,806 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $400,137 | $1,133,839 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $146,285 | 1987 | $146,285 | $414,518 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $882,772 (est) | $2,501,446 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $3,063,427 | $8,680,610 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $5,000,000 | $13,807,218 |
| 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: $1,717,821 | Reg Main Pred: $2,436,145 | 1987 | $1,908,000 (est) | $5,406,560 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $64,026 (est) | $181,425 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $585,000 (est) | $1,657,672 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $7,557,026 | $21,052,875 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-4,493,598 | $-12,372,265 |
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