SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Blue Thunder
1983 · John Badham · Gordon Carroll | Phil Feldman | Andrew Fogelson · 1 hr 49 min
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Scheider | 1983 | $660,000 | $2,133,072 | (est) |
| Warren Oates | 1983 | $440,000 | $1,422,048 | (est) |
| Candy Clark | 1983 | $275,000 | $888,780 | (est) |
| Daniel Stern | 1983 | $402,125 | $1,299,639 | (est) |
| Malcolm McDowell | 1983 | $215,014 | $694,910 | (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 | $42,313,354 | $136,753,701 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $42,313,354 | $133,270,072 |
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 | $19,675,710 (est) | $63,590,471 (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 | $2,046,637 | $6,614,584 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $658,700 | 1983 | $658,700 | $2,128,872 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $11,011,332 (est) | $35,587,829 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $33,392,379 | $107,921,756 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $22,000,000 | $69,291,165 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: AFI|CatalogURL: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/68261The budget for the film was $30 million, with $22 million allocated toward production and the remaining $8 million to be spent on marketing, as stated in a 14 Apr 1983 LAHExam article. | 1983 | $8,000,000 | $25,855,422 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $27,924 (est) | $90,247 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $594,384 (est) | $1,921,007 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $2,486,000 (est) | $8,034,572 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $33,108,308 | $105,192,413 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $284,071 | $2,729,343 |
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