SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1988 · John Landis · George Folsey Jr. | Robert D. Wachs · 1 hr 57 min
An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | 1988 | $8,000,000For the first film, 1988's Coming to America, Murphy reportedly earned $8 million—a royal payday indeed!source | $21,768,385 | (rep) |
| Arsenio Hall | 1988 | $720,000 | $1,959,155 | (est) |
| James Earl Jones | 1988 | $900,000he reportedly made around $900,000 for his role in 'Coming to America'source | $2,448,943 | (rep) |
| John Amos | 1988 | $321,442 | $874,659 | (est) |
| Madge Sinclair | 1988 | $464,416 | $1,263,698 | (est) |
| Shari Headley | 1988 | $669,665 | $1,822,191 | (est) |
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 | $128,152,301 | $348,708,586 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $32 | $87 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $128,152,333 | $339,825,755 |
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 | $62,794,639 (est) | $170,867,240 (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 | $15,977,070 | $43,474,377 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,045,049 | 1988 | $6,045,049 | $16,448,869 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $32,548,800 (est) | $88,566,854 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $117,365,558 | $319,357,339 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $36,000,000 | $95,462,384 |
| 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: $17,298,138 | Reg Main Pred: $14,215,623 | 1988 | $16,309,000 (est) | $44,377,575 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $5,651,387 (est) | $15,377,697 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $2,546,833 (est) | $6,930,054 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $4,248,000 (est) | $11,559,013 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $64,755,220 | $173,706,723 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $52,610,338 | $145,650,616 |
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