SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Blue Chips
1994 · William Friedkin · Ron Shelton · 1 hr 48 min
A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Nolte | 1994 | $7,000,000For the film âBlue Chipsâ, he was paid $7 millionsource | $15,204,453 | (rep) |
| Mary McDonnell | 1994 | $700,000 | $1,520,445 | (est) |
| Ed O'Neill | 1994 | $674,029 | $1,464,035 | (est) |
| J. T. Walsh | 1994 | $328,592 | $713,723 | (est) |
| Alfre Woodard | 1994 | $676,779 | $1,470,008 | (est) |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1994 | $533,126 | $1,157,984 | (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. | 1994 | $23,070,663 | $50,110,974 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1994 | $23,070,663 | $48,834,460 |
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. | 1994 | $11,535,332 (est) | $25,055,487 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $4,336,499 | $9,419,157 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,186,628 | 1994 | $2,186,628 | $4,749,497 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $5,570,456 (est) | $12,099,391 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $23,628,914 | $51,323,532 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1994 | $35,000,000 | $74,085,695 |
| 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: $7,150,530 | Reg Main Pred: $4,269,560 | 1994 | $6,126,000 (est) | $13,306,069 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $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. | 1994 | $576,546 (est) | $1,252,294 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1994 | $4,200,000 (est) | $9,122,672 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1994 | $45,902,546 | $97,766,730 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1994 | $-22,273,631 | $-46,443,198 |
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