SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Videodrome
1983 · David Cronenberg · Claude Héroux · 1 hr 27 min
A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Woods | 1983 | $719,652 | $2,325,863 | (est) |
| Sonja Smits | 1983 | $174,846 | $565,090 | (est) |
| Deborah Harry | 1983 | $78,698 | $254,346 | (est) |
| Peter Dvorsky | 1983 | $107,630 | $347,852 | (est) |
| Les Carlson | 1983 | $92,065 | $297,547 | (est) |
| Jack Creley | 1983 | $81,035 | $261,899 | (est) |
| Lynne Gorman | 1983 | $72,746 | $235,110 | (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. | 1983 | $2,120,439 | $6,853,106 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $1,498 | $4,841 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $2,123,989 | $6,689,712 |
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. | 1983 | $986,542 (est) | $3,188,432 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $115,173 | $372,229 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $37,213 | 1983 | $37,213 | $120,268 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $575,767 (est) | $1,860,837 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $1,714,694 | $5,541,767 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $5,900,000 | $18,582,631 |
| 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: $1,465,755 | Reg Main Pred: $2,915,521 | 1983 | $1,802,000 (est) | $5,823,934 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $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. | 1983 | $30,522 (est) | $98,643 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $666,700 (est) | $2,154,726 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $8,399,222 | $26,659,934 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $-6,684,528 | $-21,118,167 |
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