SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Needful Things
1993 · Fraser C. Heston · Jack Cummins · 2 hr 1 min
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Harris | 1993 | $565,164 | $1,259,005 | (est) |
| Max von Sydow | 1993 | $560,405 | $1,248,404 | (est) |
| Bonnie Bedelia | 1993 | $444,273 | $989,699 | (est) |
| J. T. Walsh | 1993 | $310,497 | $691,688 | (est) |
| Amanda Plummer | 1993 | $132,759 | $295,745 | (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. | 1993 | $15,185,672 | $33,828,843 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $15,185,672 | $32,967,096 |
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. | 1993 | $7,592,836 (est) | $16,914,422 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $2,782,685 | $6,198,936 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,346,455 | 1993 | $1,346,455 | $2,999,474 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $3,736,359 (est) | $8,323,419 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $15,458,336 | $34,436,251 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1993 | $14,467,000 | N/A |
| 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: $5,085,008 | Reg Main Pred: $7,331,264 | 1993 | $5,675,000 (est) | $12,642,093 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $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. | 1993 | $371,000 (est) | $826,470 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $1,736,040 (est) | $3,867,344 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $22,249,040 | $49,563,778 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1993 | $-6,790,704 | $-15,127,528 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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