SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989 · Carl Reiner · George Shapiro · 1 hr 34 min
While his mining colleagues are on yet another strike, Bert Rigby decides to try his luck in show business.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lindsay | 1989 | $210,000 | $545,153 | (est) |
| Robbie Coltrane | 1989 | $700,000 | $1,817,177 | (est) |
| Jackie Gayle | 1989 | $169,225 | $439,303 | (est) |
| Bruno Kirby | 1989 | $146,759 | $380,982 | (est) |
| Corbin Bernsen | 1989 | $131,255 | $340,734 | (est) |
| Anne Bancroft | 1989 | $140,000 | $363,435 | (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. | 1989 | $75,868 | $196,951 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $75,868 | $191,934 |
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. | 1989 | $37,555 (est) | $97,491 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $12,158 | $31,562 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,869 | 1989 | $4,869 | $12,640 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $20,267 (est) | $52,612 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $74,849 | $194,304 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $7,000,000 | $17,708,871 |
| 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: $202,816 | Reg Main Pred: $657,616 | 1989 | $80,000 (est) | $207,677 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $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. | 1989 | $1,669 (est) | $4,333 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $833,000 (est) | $2,162,441 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $7,914,669 | $20,083,323 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $-7,839,821 | $-19,889,018 |
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