SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Dresser
1983 · Peter Yates · Peter Yates · 1 hr 58 min
Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Finney | 1983 | $210,000 | $678,705 | (est) |
| Tom Courtenay | 1983 | $140,000 | $452,470 | (est) |
| Edward Fox | 1983 | $98,000 | $316,729 | (est) |
| Zena Walker | 1983 | $25,539 | $82,540 | (est) |
| Eileen Atkins | 1983 | $49,000 | $158,364 | (est) |
| Michael Gough | 1983 | $28,000 | $90,494 | (est) |
| Cathryn Harrison | 1983 | $17,262 | $55,790 | (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 | $5,310,748 | $17,163,954 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $5,310,748 | $16,726,723 |
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 | $2,469,498 (est) | $7,981,238 (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 | $259,177 | $837,640 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $83,441 | 1983 | $83,441 | $269,676 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $1,386,408 (est) | $4,480,771 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $4,198,524 | $13,569,326 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $1,400,000 | $4,409,438 |
| 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: $1,850,141 | Reg Main Pred: $2,012,889 | 1983 | $1,260,000 (est) | $4,072,229 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $116,850 (est) | $377,652 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $74,734 (est) | $241,534 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $158,200 (est) | $511,291 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $3,009,784 | $9,612,143 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $1,188,740 | $3,957,182 |
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