SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Troll
1986 · John Carl Buechler · Albert Band · 1 hr 22 min
A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hathaway | 1986 | $165,000 | $484,612 | (est) |
| Michael Moriarty | 1986 | $110,000 | $323,075 | (est) |
| Shelley Hack | 1986 | $14,806 | $43,486 | (est) |
| Jenny Beck | 1986 | $16,794 | $49,325 | (est) |
| Sonny Bono | 1986 | $38,500 | $113,076 | (est) |
| Phil Fondacaro | 1986 | $22,000 | $64,615 | (est) |
| Anne Lockhart | 1986 | $11,351 | $33,338 | (est) |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 1986 | $22,000 | $64,615 | (est) |
| Gary Sandy | 1986 | $9,520 | $27,961 | (est) |
| June Lockhart | 1986 | $4,629 | $13,596 | (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. | 1986 | $5,450,815 | $16,009,282 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $5,450,815 | $15,601,466 |
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. | 1986 | $2,616,391 (est) | $7,684,456 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $529,207 | $1,554,303 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $180,762 | 1986 | $180,762 | $530,906 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,400,545 (est) | $4,113,462 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $4,726,905 | $13,883,127 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $1,100,000 | $3,148,449 |
| 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: $1,948,070 | Reg Main Pred: $2,351,918 | 1986 | $990,000 (est) | $2,907,673 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $226,899 (est) | $666,413 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $95,483 (est) | $280,439 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $127,600 (est) | $374,767 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $2,539,983 | $7,377,741 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $2,186,922 | $6,505,386 |
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