SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · Chris Columbus · Debra Hill | Lynda Obst · 1 hr 42 min
A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Shue | 1987 | $524,893 | $1,487,351 | (est) |
| Keith Coogan | 1987 | $292,200 | $827,986 | (est) |
| Anthony Rapp | 1987 | $227,015 | $643,276 | (est) |
| Maia Brewton | 1987 | $186,503 | $528,480 | (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. | 1987 | $34,368,475 | $97,387,430 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $34,368,475 | $94,906,607 |
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. | 1987 | $16,668,710 (est) | $47,232,904 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $3,867,310 | $10,958,514 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,404,214 | 1987 | $1,404,214 | $3,979,017 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $8,825,366 (est) | $25,007,792 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $30,765,600 | $87,178,227 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $14,610,000 | N/A |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $7,295,427 | Reg Main Pred: $10,707,156 | 1987 | $8,185,000 (est) | $23,193,235 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $536,541 (est) | $1,520,357 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $643,001 (est) | $1,822,025 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,709,370 (est) | $4,843,717 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $25,683,912 | $72,778,620 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $5,081,688 | $14,399,607 |
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