SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1983 · Richard Lester · Pierre Spengler · 2 hr 5 min
Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Reeve | 1983 | $1,000,000while he was paid $1 million for the sequel - a fair quadrupling of his salary in the first filmsource | $3,231,928 | (rep) |
| Richard Pryor | 1983 | $4,000,000Superman III (1983), which earned Pryor $4 millionsource | $12,927,711 | (rep) |
| Jackie Cooper | 1983 | $807,835 | $2,610,864 | (est) |
| Marc McClure | 1983 | $315,925 | $1,021,047 | (est) |
| Annette O'Toole | 1983 | $454,003 | $1,467,305 | (est) |
| Annie Ross | 1983 | $327,506 | $1,058,476 | (est) |
| Pamela Stephenson | 1983 | $150,150 | $485,274 | (est) |
| Robert Vaughn | 1983 | $171,514 | $554,321 | (est) |
| Margot Kidder | 1983 | $700,000She reportedly made $700,000 on the third Superman filmsource | $2,262,349 | (rep) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $59,950,623 | $193,756,080 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $20,300,000 | $65,608,133 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $80,250,623 | $252,757,233 |
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. | 1983 | $35,164,740 (est) | $113,649,897 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $2,957,349 | $9,557,937 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $952,470 | 1983 | $952,470 | $3,078,315 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $15,710,613 (est) | $50,775,565 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $54,785,172 | $177,061,714 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $39,000,000 | $122,834,337 |
| 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: $16,447,319 | Reg Main Pred: $21,152,946 | 1983 | $17,737,000 (est) | $57,324,702 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $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. | 1983 | $975,176 (est) | $3,151,699 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $4,407,000 (est) | $14,243,105 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $62,119,176 | $197,553,843 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $-7,334,004 | $-20,492,129 |
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