SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
One Magic Christmas
1985 · Phillip Borsos · Peter O'Brian · 1 hr 29 min
An angel must show a mother the true meaning of Christmas. It's not just presents and materialistic things, but the people she cares about too.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Steenburgen | 1985 | $238,352 | $713,062 | (est) |
| Gary Basaraba | 1985 | $152,674 | $456,745 | (est) |
| Michelle Meyrink | 1985 | $94,765 | $283,502 | (est) |
| Elisabeth Harnois | 1985 | $375,000 | $1,121,863 | (est) |
| Arthur Hill | 1985 | $204,361 | $611,374 | (est) |
| Harry Dean Stanton | 1985 | $150,000 | $448,745 | (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. | 1985 | $13,677,222 | $40,917,265 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $13,677,222 | $39,874,949 |
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. | 1985 | $6,496,680 (est) | $19,435,701 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $1,174,038 | $3,512,293 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $368,551 | 1985 | $368,551 | $1,102,569 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,575,538 (est) | $10,696,706 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $11,614,806 | $34,747,269 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $7,500,000 | $21,865,706 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $6,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $3,868,325 | Reg Main Pred: $7,268,071 | 1985 | $5,324,000 (est) | $15,927,468 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $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. | 1985 | $226,489 (est) | $677,572 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $862,500 (est) | $2,580,286 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $13,912,989 | $41,051,032 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $-2,298,182 | $-6,303,763 |
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