SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Brian Gibson · Michael Grais | Mark Victor · 1 hr 31 min
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoBeth Williams | 1986 | $570,000 | $1,674,115 | (est) |
| Craig T. Nelson | 1986 | $649,552 | $1,907,763 | (est) |
| Heather O'Rourke | 1986 | $343,943 | $1,010,176 | (est) |
| Oliver Robins | 1986 | $404,843 | $1,189,042 | (est) |
| Julian Beck | 1986 | $346,298 | $1,017,092 | (est) |
| Zelda Rubinstein | 1986 | $83,955 | $246,580 | (est) |
| Will Sampson | 1986 | $204,357 | $600,205 | (est) |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | 1986 | $191,205 | $561,577 | (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. | 1986 | $40,996,665 | $120,409,001 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $1,432 | $4,206 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $40,998,097 | $117,345,831 |
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. | 1986 | $19,678,926 (est) | $57,797,868 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $3,969,423 | $11,658,368 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,355,464 | 1986 | $1,355,464 | $3,981,059 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $10,523,443 (est) | $30,907,812 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $35,527,256 | $104,345,106 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $19,000,000 | $54,382,299 |
| 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: $8,107,420 | Reg Main Pred: $4,528,382 | 1986 | $6,808,000 (est) | $19,995,394 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $638,975 (est) | $1,876,697 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $717,651 (est) | $2,107,771 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $2,204,000 (est) | $6,473,245 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $29,368,625 | $84,835,406 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $6,158,630 | $19,509,700 |
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