SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Official Story
1985 · Luis Puenzo · Marcelo Piñeyro · 1 hr 52 min
During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Alterio | 1985 | $37,500 | $112,186 | (est) |
| Norma Aleandro | 1985 | $25,000 | $74,791 | (est) |
| Hugo Arana | 1985 | $3,125 | $9,349 | (est) |
| Guillermo Battaglia | 1985 | $2,000 | $5,983 | (est) |
| Chela Ruiz | 1985 | $1,250 | $3,740 | (est) |
| Patricio Contreras | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (est) |
| Aníbal Morixe | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (est) |
| María Luisa Robledo | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (est) |
| Jorge Petraglia | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (est) |
| Analía Castro | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (est) |
| Chunchuna Villafañe | 1985 | $750 | $2,244 | (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. | 1985 | $29,426 | $88,032 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $29,426 | $85,789 |
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. | 1985 | $13,977 (est) | $41,815 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,554 | $10,633 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,136 | 1985 | $1,136 | $3,397 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $8,824 (est) | $26,397 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $27,491 | $82,242 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $250,000 | 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $80,527 | Reg Main Pred: $286,250 | 1985 | $80,000 (est) | $239,331 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $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. | 1985 | $536 (est) | $1,604 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $28,750 (est) | $86,010 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $359,286 | $1,074,853 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $-331,795 | $-992,611 |
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