SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Big Chill
1983 · Lawrence Kasdan · Michael Shamberg · 1 hr 45 min
A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Berenger | 1983 | $603,669 | $1,951,015 | (est) |
| Glenn Close | 1983 | $800,000 | $2,585,542 | (est) |
| Jeff Goldblum | 1983 | $560,000 | $1,809,880 | (est) |
| William Hurt | 1983 | $400,000 | $1,292,771 | (est) |
| Kevin Kline | 1983 | $280,000 | $904,940 | (est) |
| Mary Kay Place | 1983 | $158,039 | $510,771 | (est) |
| Meg Tilly | 1983 | $160,000 | $517,108 | (est) |
| JoBeth Williams | 1983 | $160,000 | $517,108 | (est) |
| Don Galloway | 1983 | $72,899 | $235,604 | (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. | 1983 | $56,342,711 | $182,095,569 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $57 | $184 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $56,342,768 | $177,457,092 |
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. | 1983 | $26,199,381 (est) | $84,674,506 (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 | $2,702,173 | $8,733,229 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $869,417 | 1983 | $869,417 | $2,809,892 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $14,618,450 (est) | $47,245,773 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $44,389,421 | $143,463,400 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $8,000,000 | $25,196,787 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $8,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $8,523,854 | Reg Main Pred: $7,433,671 | 1983 | $8,092,000 (est) | $26,152,759 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $2,380,994 (est) | $7,695,202 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $790,132 (est) | $2,553,649 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $904,000 (est) | $2,921,663 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $20,167,126 | $64,520,059 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $24,222,295 | $78,943,341 |
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