SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Killing Fields
1984 · Roland Joffé · David Puttnam | Iain Smith · 2 hr 21 min
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Waterston | 1984 | $432,000 | $1,338,410 | (est) |
| Haing S. Ngor | 1984 | $994,530 | $3,081,224 | (est) |
| Julian Sands | 1984 | $327,983 | $1,016,148 | (est) |
| Craig T. Nelson | 1984 | $651,900 | $2,019,698 | (est) |
| John Malkovich | 1984 | $504,000 | $1,561,478 | (est) |
| Athol Fugard | 1984 | $267,866 | $829,895 | (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. | 1984 | $34,700,291 | $107,507,446 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $34,700,291 | $104,768,829 |
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. | 1984 | $16,309,137 (est) | $50,528,500 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $2,277,150 | $7,054,999 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $720,498 | 1984 | $720,498 | $2,232,226 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $8,994,541 (est) | $27,866,629 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $28,301,325 | $87,682,353 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1984 | $14,400,000 | $43,477,190 |
| 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: $6,907,733 | Reg Main Pred: $6,003,862 | 1984 | $6,623,000 (est) | $20,519,189 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $465,039 (est) | $1,440,771 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $526,405 (est) | $1,630,892 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $1,641,600 (est) | $5,085,958 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $23,656,044 | $72,153,999 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1984 | $4,645,281 | $15,528,354 |
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