SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Runaway Train
1985 · Andrei Konchalovsky · Menahem Golan | Yoram Globus · 1 hr 51 min
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Voight | 1985 | $895,535 | $2,679,114 | (est) |
| Eric Roberts | 1985 | $180,000 | $538,494 | (est) |
| Rebecca De Mornay | 1985 | $312,626 | $935,263 | (est) |
| Kyle T. Heffner | 1985 | $164,182 | $491,173 | (est) |
| John P. Ryan | 1985 | $199,973 | $598,246 | (est) |
| T. K. Carter | 1985 | $119,360 | $357,082 | (est) |
| Kenneth McMillan | 1985 | $180,000 | $538,494 | (est) |
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 | $7,683,620 | $22,986,592 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $19 | $57 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $7,683,639 | $22,401,093 |
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 | $3,649,726 (est) | $10,918,652 (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 | $659,390 | $1,972,653 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $206,991 | 1985 | $206,991 | $619,240 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,008,493 (est) | $6,008,680 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $6,524,600 | $19,519,225 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $9,000,000 | $26,238,848 |
| 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: $2,811,857 | Reg Main Pred: $3,414,127 | 1985 | $2,980,000 (est) | $8,915,074 (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 | $127,230 (est) | $380,625 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $1,035,000 (est) | $3,096,343 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $13,142,230 | $38,630,890 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $-6,617,630 | $-19,111,665 |
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