SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci · Jeremy Thomas · 2 hr 43 min
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lone | 1987 | $751,239 | $2,128,731 | (est) |
| Joan Chen | 1987 | $476,000 | $1,348,806 | (est) |
| Peter O'Toole | 1987 | $511,218 | $1,448,601 | (est) |
| Ying Ruocheng | 1987 | $713,231 | $2,021,030 | (est) |
| Victor Wong | 1987 | $275,054 | $779,400 | (est) |
| Dennis Dun | 1987 | $410,972 | $1,164,541 | (est) |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | 1987 | $71,400 | $202,321 | (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. | 1987 | $43,984,230 | $124,634,891 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $1,110 | $3,145 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $43,985,340 | $121,463,038 |
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. | 1987 | $21,332,763 (est) | $60,449,089 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $4,895,286 | $13,871,413 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,774,907 | 1987 | $1,774,907 | $5,029,423 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $11,249,343 (est) | $31,876,440 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $39,252,299 | $111,226,365 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $23,800,000 | $65,722,359 |
| 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: $8,784,283 | Reg Main Pred: $5,495,457 | 1987 | $7,631,000 (est) | $21,623,406 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $402,659 (est) | $1,140,986 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $820,373 (est) | $2,324,631 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $2,784,600 (est) | $7,890,517 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $35,438,632 | $98,701,899 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $3,813,667 | $12,524,466 |
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