SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir · Jerome Hellman · 1 hr 57 min
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Ford | 1986 | $3,750,000 | $11,013,914 | (est) |
| Helen Mirren | 1986 | $651,396 | $1,913,179 | (est) |
| River Phoenix | 1986 | $359,310 | $1,055,309 | (est) |
| Conrad Roberts | 1986 | $617,673 | $1,814,133 | (est) |
| Andre Gregory | 1986 | $125,000 | $367,130 | (est) |
| Martha Plimpton | 1986 | $75,000 | $220,278 | (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. | 1986 | $14,302,779 | $42,007,888 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $14,302,779 | $40,937,790 |
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. | 1986 | $6,865,334 (est) | $20,163,786 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,426,996 | $4,191,150 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $488,761 | 1986 | $488,761 | $1,435,512 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $3,711,557 (est) | $10,901,005 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $12,492,648 | $36,691,454 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $25,000,000 | $71,555,657 |
| 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: $4,504,465 | Reg Main Pred: $5,783,257 | 1986 | $4,855,000 (est) | $14,259,348 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $252,351 (est) | $741,167 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $2,900,000 (est) | $8,517,427 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $33,007,351 | $95,073,599 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $-20,514,704 | $-58,382,145 |
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