SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Black Cauldron
1985 · Ted Berman | Richard Rich · Joe Hale · 1 hr 20 min
A young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Bardsley | 1985 | $2,968,993 | $8,882,145 | (est) |
| Susan Sheridan | 1985 | $1,827,629 | $5,467,600 | (est) |
| Freddie Jones | 1985 | $400,000 | $1,196,654 | (est) |
| Nigel Hawthorne | 1985 | $385,437 | $1,153,087 | (est) |
| Arthur Malet | 1985 | $333,045 | $996,349 | (est) |
| John Byner | 1985 | $256,760 | $768,132 | (est) |
| Phil Fondacaro | 1985 | $204,261 | $611,074 | (est) |
| John Hurt | 1985 | $381,905 | $1,142,521 | (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. | 1985 | $21,288,692 | $63,688,011 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $273 | $817 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $21,288,965 | $62,066,434 |
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. | 1985 | $10,112,228 (est) | $30,252,103 (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 | $1,792,570 | $5,362,717 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $562,042 | 1985 | $562,042 | $1,681,426 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $5,527,039 (est) | $16,534,887 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $17,993,880 | $53,831,133 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $44,000,000 | $128,278,810 |
| 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: $6,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $5,854,339 | Reg Main Pred: $6,118,083 | 1985 | $5,965,000 (est) | $17,845,107 (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 | $350,881 (est) | $1,049,707 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $5,060,000 (est) | $15,137,677 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $55,375,881 | $162,311,301 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $-37,382,001 | $-108,480,168 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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