SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993 · Maggie Greenwald · Fred Berner | Brenda Goodman · 2 hr 1 min
After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzy Amis | 1993 | $179,662 | $400,230 | (est) |
| Bo Hopkins | 1993 | $128,437 | $286,117 | (est) |
| Ian McKellen | 1993 | $280,000 | $623,751 | (est) |
| David Chung | 1993 | $79,062 | $176,125 | (est) |
| René Auberjonois | 1993 | $140,000 | $311,875 | (est) |
| Carrie Snodgress | 1993 | $80,000 | $178,215 | (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. | 1993 | $543,091 | $1,209,834 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $543,091 | $1,179,015 |
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. | 1993 | $271,546 (est) | $604,917 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $106,161 | $236,492 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $51,966 | 1993 | $51,966 | $115,764 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $136,744 (est) | $304,622 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $566,416 | $1,261,795 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1993 | $4,000,000 | $8,683,737 |
| 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: $654,458 | Reg Main Pred: $1,993,723 | 1993 | $434,000 (est) | $966,814 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $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. | 1993 | $13,594 (est) | $30,283 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $480,000 (est) | $1,069,287 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $4,927,594 | $10,750,121 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1993 | $-4,361,178 | $-9,488,326 |
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