SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Deceivers
1988 · Nicholas Meyer · Ismail Merchant · 1 hr 42 min
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Brosnan | 1988 | $900,000 | $2,448,943 | (est) |
| Shashi Kapoor | 1988 | $120,000 | $326,526 | (est) |
| Saeed Jaffrey | 1988 | $133,872 | $364,272 | (est) |
| Helena Michell | 1988 | $109,454 | $297,830 | (est) |
| Keith Michell | 1988 | $93,626 | $254,761 | (est) |
| David Robb | 1988 | $82,408 | $224,236 | (est) |
| Tariq Yunus | 1988 | $73,979 | $201,300 | (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. | 1988 | $346,297 | $942,291 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $346,297 | $918,287 |
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. | 1988 | $169,686 (est) | $461,723 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $48,065 | $130,788 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $18,478 | 1988 | $18,478 | $50,280 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $91,588 (est) | $249,215 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $327,817 | $892,005 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $6,000,000 | $15,910,397 |
| 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: $474,293 | Reg Main Pred: $1,231,762 | 1988 | $277,000 (est) | $753,730 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $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. | 1988 | $7,114 (est) | $19,357 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $708,000 (est) | $1,926,502 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $6,992,114 | $18,609,986 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $-6,664,297 | $-17,717,981 |
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