SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Out of Africa
1985 · Sydney Pollack · Sydney Pollack | Kim Jorgensen · 2 hr 41 min
In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Redford | 1985 | $1,405,393 | $4,204,424 | (est) |
| Meryl Streep | 1985 | $1,843,457 | $5,514,952 | (est) |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | 1985 | $387,500 | $1,159,259 | (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 | $87,071,205 | $260,485,324 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $138,455,000 | $414,206,919 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $225,526,205 | $657,505,302 |
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 | $91,894,897 (est) | $274,916,055 (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 | $7,299,386 | $21,837,105 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,288,010 | 1985 | $2,288,010 | $6,844,893 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $22,570,216 (est) | $67,521,864 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $124,052,510 | $371,119,917 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $31,000,000 | $90,378,253 |
| 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: $26,304,839 | Reg Main Pred: $15,046,495 | 1985 | $22,246,000 (est) | $66,551,928 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $5,996,080 (est) | $17,938,087 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,419,024 (est) | $7,236,838 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,565,000 (est) | $10,665,181 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $65,226,104 | $192,770,287 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $58,826,406 | $178,349,630 |
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