SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Postcards from the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols · Mike Nichols | John Calley · 1 hr 41 min
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | 1990 | $1,850,103 | $4,556,604 | (est) |
| Shirley MacLaine | 1990 | $571,604 | $1,407,799 | (est) |
| Dennis Quaid | 1990 | $930,056 | $2,290,628 | (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. | 1990 | $39,071,603 | $96,229,143 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $39,071,603 | $93,777,826 |
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. | 1990 | $19,535,802 (est) | $48,114,572 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $6,059,440 | $14,923,748 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,439,672 | 1990 | $2,439,672 | $6,008,649 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $9,887,121 (est) | $24,350,912 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $37,922,035 | $93,397,881 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $22,000,000 | $52,803,366 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $8,627,892 | Reg Main Pred: $6,563,076 | 1990 | $7,948,000 (est) | $19,575,067 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $446,183 (est) | $1,098,900 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $872,207 (est) | $2,148,151 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $2,640,000 (est) | $6,502,035 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $33,906,390 | $82,127,520 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $4,015,645 | $11,270,361 |
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