SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · Carl Franklin · Jesse Beaton | Gary Goetzman · 1 hr 42 min
A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel Washington | 1995 | $3,300,000 | $6,970,276 | (est) |
| Tom Sizemore | 1995 | $788,536 | $1,665,549 | (est) |
| Jennifer Beals | 1995 | $275,000 | $580,856 | (est) |
| Don Cheadle | 1995 | $1,100,000 | $2,323,425 | (est) |
| Maury Chaykin | 1995 | $407,342 | $860,390 | (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. | 1995 | $16,140,822 | $34,092,720 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $16,140,822 | $33,224,251 |
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. | 1995 | $8,070,411 (est) | $17,046,360 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $3,106,017 | $6,560,544 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,726,015 | 1995 | $1,726,015 | $3,645,697 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $3,950,518 (est) | $8,344,303 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $16,852,961 | $35,596,905 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $22,000,000 | $45,284,777 |
| 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: 4 | Peer Median: $17,500,000 | Reg Box Pred: $5,683,672 | Reg Main Pred: $7,155,449 | 1995 | $12,594,000 (est) | $26,601,106 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $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. | 1995 | $402,786 (est) | $850,766 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $2,640,000 (est) | $5,576,220 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $37,636,786 | $78,312,870 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $-20,783,824 | $-42,715,965 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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