SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Pelican Brief
1993 · Alan J. Pakula · Alan J. Pakula | Pieter Jan Brugge | Bryan D. Gilchrist · 2 hr 21 min
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Roberts | 1993 | $5,000,000In 1993, Julia Roberts reportedly earned a $5 million paycheck for her role in "The Pelican Brief".source | $11,138,408 | (rep) |
| Denzel Washington | 1993 | $4,500,000 | $10,024,567 | (est) |
| Sam Shepard | 1993 | $400,000 | $891,073 | (est) |
| John Heard | 1993 | $253,503 | $564,724 | (est) |
| Tony Goldwyn | 1993 | $470,017 | $1,047,048 | (est) |
| James B. Sikking | 1993 | $260,140 | $579,509 | (est) |
| William Atherton | 1993 | $301,126 | $670,813 | (est) |
| Robert Culp | 1993 | $483,548 | $1,077,191 | (est) |
| Stanley Tucci | 1993 | $473,976 | $1,055,868 | (est) |
| Hume Cronyn | 1993 | $657,127 | $1,463,870 | (est) |
| John Lithgow | 1993 | $490,868 | $1,093,498 | (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. | 1993 | $100,768,056 | $224,479,150 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1993 | $100,768,056 | $218,760,825 |
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. | 1993 | $50,384,028 (est) | $112,239,575 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $17,872,045 | $39,813,226 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $8,594,327 | 1993 | $8,594,327 | $19,145,424 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $24,514,979 (est) | $54,611,570 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $101,365,379 | $225,809,795 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1993 | $45,000,000 | $97,692,042 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $20,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $16,897,108 | Reg Main Pred: $9,403,039 | 1993 | $17,028,000 (est) | $37,932,963 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $3,339,489 (est) | $7,439,318 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $2,432,769 (est) | $5,419,435 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1993 | $5,400,000 (est) | $12,029,481 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1993 | $73,200,258 | $160,513,238 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1993 | $28,165,121 | $65,296,557 |
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