SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · William Friedkin · Irving H. Levin · 1 hr 56 min
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Petersen | 1985 | $288,852 | $864,140 | (est) |
| Willem Dafoe | 1985 | $600,000 | $1,794,981 | (est) |
| John Pankow | 1985 | $178,232 | $533,205 | (est) |
| Debra Feuer | 1985 | $109,454 | $327,446 | (est) |
| John Turturro | 1985 | $210,000 | $628,243 | (est) |
| Darlanne Fluegel | 1985 | $120,000 | $358,996 | (est) |
| Dean Stockwell | 1985 | $120,000 | $358,996 | (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. | 1985 | $17,307,019 | $51,776,296 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $4,646 | $13,899 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $17,311,665 | $50,470,904 |
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. | 1985 | $8,222,530 (est) | $24,598,814 (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 | $1,445,897 | $4,325,596 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $453,120 | 1985 | $453,120 | $1,355,571 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $4,480,758 (est) | $13,404,797 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $14,602,305 | $43,684,777 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $6,000,000 | $17,492,565 |
| 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: $4,348,757 | Reg Main Pred: $3,541,590 | 1985 | $4,089,000 (est) | $12,232,798 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $327,317 (est) | $979,213 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $284,745 (est) | $851,853 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $690,000 (est) | $2,064,229 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $11,391,062 | $33,620,658 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $3,211,243 | $10,064,119 |
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