SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The River
1984 · Mark Rydell · Robert Cortes | Edward Lewis · 2 hr 4 min
A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sissy Spacek | 1984 | $540,000 | $1,673,013 | (est) |
| Mel Gibson | 1984 | $1,800,000 | $5,576,708 | (est) |
| Scott Glenn | 1984 | $405,789 | $1,257,204 | (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. | 1984 | $11,489,982 | $35,597,933 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $11,489,982 | $34,691,120 |
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. | 1984 | $5,400,292 (est) | $16,731,028 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $765,483 | $2,371,598 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $242,396 | 1984 | $242,396 | $750,983 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $2,994,339 (est) | $9,276,974 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $9,402,509 | $29,130,583 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1984 | $18,000,000 | $54,346,487 |
| 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: $3,706,254 | Reg Main Pred: $2,153,820 | 1984 | $3,149,000 (est) | $9,756,141 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $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. | 1984 | $174,887 (est) | $541,829 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $2,052,000 (est) | $6,357,448 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $23,375,887 | $71,001,905 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1984 | $-13,973,378 | $-41,871,322 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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