SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Bull Durham
1988 · Ron Shelton · Thom Mount | Mark Burg · 1 hr 48 min
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Costner | 1988 | $1,350,000 | $3,673,415 | (est) |
| Susan Sarandon | 1988 | $463,167 | $1,260,300 | (est) |
| Tim Robbins | 1988 | $531,117 | $1,445,195 | (est) |
| Trey Wilson | 1988 | $308,275 | $838,831 | (est) |
| Robert Wuhl | 1988 | $315,000 | $857,130 | (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. | 1988 | $50,888,729 | $138,470,684 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $50,888,729 | $134,943,316 |
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. | 1988 | $24,935,477 (est) | $67,850,635 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $6,523,425 | $17,750,554 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,478,882 | 1988 | $2,478,882 | $6,745,156 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $13,057,960 (est) | $35,531,338 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $46,995,743 | $127,877,682 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $9,000,000 | $23,865,596 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: OLE, BULLS : Durham Loves Team, Its Intimate Ballpark - Los Angeles TimesURL: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-24-sp-10357-story.htmlShot in the off-season of 1987 at a cost of $9 million, plus another $15 million in marketing and promotion, “Bull Durham” earned extremely favorable reviews and has grossed about $25 million so far, Mount said in an interview. | 1988 | $15,000,000 | $40,815,723 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $2,028,652 (est) | $5,520,059 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,019,808 (est) | $2,774,946 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,062,000 (est) | $2,889,753 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $28,110,459 | $75,866,077 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $18,885,284 | $52,011,605 |
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