SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Road Warrior
1982 · George Miller · Byron Kennedy · 1 hr 36 min
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | 1982 | $675,000 | $2,251,632 | (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. | 1982 | $23,667,907 | $78,950,251 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $1,619 | $5,401 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $23,669,526 | $76,944,356 |
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. | 1982 | $10,887,814 (est) | $36,319,038 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $743,787 | $2,481,089 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $247,929 | 1982 | $247,929 | $827,030 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $6,204,195 (est) | $20,695,652 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $18,083,725 | $60,322,809 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1982 | $4,500,000 | $14,628,497 |
| 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: $4,798,680 | Reg Main Pred: $8,592,719 | 1982 | $5,625,000 (est) | $18,763,601 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $629,122 (est) | $2,098,593 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $305,615 (est) | $1,019,455 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $504,000 (est) | $1,681,219 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $11,563,737 | $38,191,366 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1982 | $6,519,988 | $22,131,443 |
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