SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dragnet
1987 · Tom Mankiewicz · Bernie Brillstein | David Permut | Robert K. Weiss · 1 hr 46 min
The equally strait-laced and "by-the-book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Aykroyd | 1987 | $842,871 | $2,388,382 | (est) |
| Tom Hanks | 1987 | $2,000,000 | $5,667,254 | (est) |
| Christopher Plummer | 1987 | $414,800 | $1,175,388 | (est) |
| Harry Morgan | 1987 | $494,139 | $1,400,205 | (est) |
| Alexandra Paul | 1987 | $262,206 | $742,994 | (est) |
| Dabney Coleman | 1987 | $361,525 | $1,024,427 | (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. | 1987 | $57,387,516 | $162,614,801 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $57,387,516 | $158,472,392 |
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. | 1987 | $27,832,945 (est) | $78,868,179 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $6,413,958 | $18,174,762 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,326,830 | 1987 | $2,326,830 | $6,593,369 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $14,699,888 (est) | $41,653,996 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $51,273,621 | $145,290,306 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $20,000,000 | $55,228,873 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $10,095,742 | Reg Main Pred: $15,022,498 | 1987 | $11,374,000 (est) | $32,229,671 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,574,604 (est) | $4,461,841 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,071,619 (est) | $3,036,567 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $2,340,000 (est) | $6,630,687 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $36,360,223 | $101,587,639 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $14,913,399 | $43,702,667 |
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