SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Allan Moyle · Scott Kroopf · 1 hr 29 min
An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope Ann Miller | 1992 | $47,091 | $108,044 | (est) |
| Eric Thal | 1992 | $28,988 | $66,509 | (est) |
| William Forsythe | 1992 | $21,825 | $50,074 | (est) |
| Cathy Moriarty | 1992 | $17,844 | $40,941 | (est) |
| Alfre Woodard | 1992 | $15,264 | $35,020 | (est) |
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. | 1992 | $3,721,911 | $8,539,438 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $3,721,911 | $8,321,906 |
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. | 1992 | $1,860,956 (est) | $4,269,719 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $16,199,180 | $37,166,901 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $11,559,524 | 1992 | $11,559,524 | $26,521,816 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $940,906 (est) | $2,158,786 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $30,560,566 | $70,117,222 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1992 | $4,094,000 | N/A |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $1,969,092 | Reg Main Pred: $3,500,541 | 1992 | $2,340,000 (est) | $5,368,824 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $2,382,744 (est) | $5,466,895 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $724,285 (est) | $1,661,778 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $491,280 (est) | $1,127,178 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $10,032,309 | $23,017,822 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1992 | $20,528,257 | $47,099,400 |
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