SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Seven Samurai
2002 · Akira Kurosawa · Sōjirō Motoki · 3 hr 27 min
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshirō Mifune | 2002 | $14,444,357 | $25,845,684 | (est) |
| Takashi Shimura | 2002 | $8,891,545 | $15,909,885 | (est) |
| Keiko Tsushima | 2002 | $6,694,426 | $11,978,520 | (est) |
| Isao Kimura | 2002 | $5,473,388 | $9,793,683 | (est) |
| Daisuke Katō | 2002 | $4,681,869 | $8,377,396 | (est) |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | 2002 | $4,120,903 | $7,373,644 | (est) |
| Yoshio Inaba | 2002 | $3,699,386 | $6,619,412 | (est) |
| Minoru Chiaki | 2002 | $3,369,265 | $6,028,719 | (est) |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | 2002 | $3,102,619 | $5,551,601 | (est) |
| Kokuten Kōdō | 2002 | $2,882,028 | $5,156,892 | (est) |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | 2002 | $2,696,021 | $4,824,065 | (est) |
| Eijiro Tono | 2002 | $2,536,713 | $4,539,010 | (est) |
| Jun Tatara [ja] | 2002 | $2,398,490 | $4,291,684 | (est) |
| Atsushi Watanabe | 2002 | $2,277,239 | $4,074,726 | (est) |
| Yoshio Kosugi | 2002 | $2,169,873 | $3,882,613 | (est) |
| Bokuzen Hidari | 2002 | $2,074,026 | $3,711,112 | (est) |
| Yukiko Shimazaki | 2002 | $1,987,852 | $3,556,917 | (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. | 2002 | $271,841 | $486,413 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $4,124 | $7,379 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $275,965 | $481,213 |
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. | 2002 | $137,570 (est) | $246,158 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $42,677 | $76,363 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $14,582, DVD $32,456 | 2002 | $47,038 | $84,166 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $60,163 (est) | $107,651 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $287,448 | $514,338 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2002 | $210,000,000 | $366,186,770 |
| 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: $904,807 | Reg Main Pred: $1,610,286 | 2002 | $221,000 (est) | $395,441 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $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. | 2002 | $6,698 (est) | $11,984 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $25,200,000 (est) | $45,091,051 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $235,427,698 | $411,685,246 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2002 | $-235,140,250 | $-411,170,909 |
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