SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Eight Men Out
1988 · John Sayles · Sarah Pillsbury · 1 hr 59 min
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cusack | 1988 | $915,000 | $2,489,759 | (est) |
| Clifton James | 1988 | $336,795 | $916,435 | (est) |
| Michael Lerner | 1988 | $402,892 | $1,096,289 | (est) |
| Christopher Lloyd | 1988 | $305,000 | $829,920 | (est) |
| Charlie Sheen | 1988 | $213,500 | $580,944 | (est) |
| David Strathairn | 1988 | $122,000 | $331,968 | (est) |
| D. B. Sweeney | 1988 | $122,000 | $331,968 | (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 | $5,680,515 | $15,456,955 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $5,680,515 | $15,063,208 |
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 | $2,783,452 (est) | $7,573,908 (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 | $745,103 | $2,027,461 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $284,120 | 1988 | $284,120 | $773,103 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,470,178 (est) | $4,000,425 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $5,282,853 | $14,374,897 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $6,100,000 | $16,175,571 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $2,414,748 | Reg Main Pred: $2,639,646 | 1988 | $2,480,000 (est) | $6,748,199 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $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. | 1988 | $114,638 (est) | $311,935 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $719,800 (est) | $1,958,610 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $9,414,438 | $25,194,316 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $-4,131,585 | $-10,819,419 |
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