SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Back to School
1986 · Alan Metter · Chuck Russell · 1 hr 36 min
To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Dangerfield | 1986 | $411,114 | $1,207,460 | (est) |
| Sally Kellerman | 1986 | $220,000 | $646,150 | (est) |
| Burt Young | 1986 | $298,524 | $876,778 | (est) |
| Keith Gordon | 1986 | $308,491 | $906,052 | (est) |
| Adrienne Barbeau | 1986 | $102,695 | $301,620 | (est) |
| Robert Downey Jr. | 1986 | $220,000 | $646,150 | (est) |
| Sam Kinison | 1986 | $158,416 | $465,275 | (est) |
| Ned Beatty | 1986 | $220,000 | $646,150 | (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 | $91,258,000 | $268,028,743 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $91,258,000 | $261,201,046 |
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 | $43,803,840 (est) | $128,653,796 (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 | $8,758,044 | $25,722,759 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,987,942 | 1986 | $2,987,942 | $8,775,718 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $23,350,863 (est) | $68,582,508 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $78,900,690 | $231,734,781 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $11,000,000 | $31,484,489 |
| 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: $12,296,734 | Reg Main Pred: $7,439,488 | 1986 | $10,576,000 (est) | $31,062,175 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $5,118,760 (est) | $15,034,023 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,593,794 (est) | $4,681,043 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,276,000 (est) | $3,747,668 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $29,564,554 | $86,009,398 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $49,336,135 | $145,725,383 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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