SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson · Edgar Bronfman Jr. · 1 hr 48 min
A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicholson | 1982 | $3,300,000 | $11,007,979 | (est) |
| Harvey Keitel | 1982 | $440,000 | $1,467,731 | (est) |
| Valerie Perrine | 1982 | $275,000 | $917,332 | (est) |
| Warren Oates | 1982 | $235,925 | $786,987 | (est) |
| Elpidia Carrillo | 1982 | $110,000 | $366,933 | (est) |
| Dirk Blocker | 1982 | $409,240 | $1,365,123 | (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. | 1982 | $6,118,683 | $20,410,405 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $6,118,683 | $19,890,475 |
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. | 1982 | $2,814,594 (est) | $9,388,786 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $198,962 | $663,689 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $66,321 | 1982 | $66,321 | $221,230 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $1,623,286 (est) | $5,414,878 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $4,703,164 | $15,688,584 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1982 | $22,000,000 | $71,517,098 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $2,516,840 | Reg Main Pred: $2,688,653 | 1982 | $2,567,000 (est) | $8,562,874 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $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. | 1982 | $79,483 (est) | $265,137 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $2,464,000 (est) | $8,219,291 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $27,110,483 | $88,564,400 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1982 | $-22,407,320 | $-72,875,816 |
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