SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Spike Lee · Spike Lee · 2 hr
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Aiello | 1989 | $287,039 | $745,144 | (est) |
| Ossie Davis | 1989 | $326,083 | $846,501 | (est) |
| Ruby Dee | 1989 | $403,502 | $1,047,478 | (est) |
| Richard Edson | 1989 | $140,838 | $365,611 | (est) |
| Giancarlo Esposito | 1989 | $217,000 | $563,325 | (est) |
| Spike Lee | 1989 | $124,000 | $321,900 | (est) |
| Bill Nunn | 1989 | $76,232 | $197,896 | (est) |
| John Turturro | 1989 | $124,000 | $321,900 | (est) |
| John Savage | 1989 | $124,000 | $321,900 | (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. | 1989 | $27,545,445 | $71,507,087 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $1,523 | $3,954 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $27,546,968 | $69,689,386 |
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. | 1989 | $13,635,569 (est) | $35,397,498 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,924,431 | $10,187,695 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,542,059 | 1989 | $1,542,059 | $4,003,134 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $7,032,482 (est) | $18,256,096 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $26,134,540 | $67,844,423 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $6,200,000 | $15,685,000 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $12,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $6,172,024 | Reg Main Pred: $7,070,336 | 1989 | $7,750,000 (est) | $20,118,750 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,070,098 (est) | $2,777,940 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $582,800 (est) | $1,512,931 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $737,800 (est) | $1,915,305 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $16,340,698 | $42,009,926 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $9,793,842 | $25,834,498 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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