SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Land Before Time
1988 · Don Bluth · Don Bluth | Gary Goldman | John Pomeroy · 1 hr 9 min
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Barsi | 1988 | $560,344 | $1,524,723 | (est) |
| Burke Byrnes | 1988 | $246,000 | $669,378 | (est) |
| Gabriel Damon | 1988 | $289,911 | $788,862 | (est) |
| Bill Erwin | 1988 | $262,083 | $713,140 | (est) |
| Pat Hingle | 1988 | $430,500 | $1,171,411 | (est) |
| Candace Hutson | 1988 | $197,322 | $536,923 | (est) |
| Will Ryan | 1988 | $140,450 | $382,171 | (est) |
| Helen Shaver | 1988 | $246,000 | $669,378 | (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 | $48,478,716 | $131,912,922 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $48,478,716 | $128,552,605 |
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 | $23,754,571 (est) | $64,637,332 (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 | $6,129,443 | $16,678,511 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,324,229 | 1988 | $2,324,229 | $6,324,339 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $12,376,380 (est) | $33,676,727 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $44,584,624 | $121,316,909 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $12,300,000 | $32,616,314 |
| 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: $8,936,615 | Reg Main Pred: $14,070,011 | 1988 | $10,240,000 (est) | $27,863,533 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,903,697 (est) | $5,180,050 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $967,486 (est) | $2,632,577 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,451,400 (est) | $3,949,329 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $26,862,583 | $72,241,804 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $17,722,041 | $49,075,105 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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