ScreenProfits

SCREEN PROFITS REPORT

Fame

1980 · Alan Parker · David De Silva | Alan Marshall · 2 hr 14 min

Four teenagers must prove their mettle as they begin their journey at the New York High School of Performing Arts. They must navigate through heartbreak, school work, adolescence and challenges.

Cast Salaries

Cast Salaries

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Cast Year Salary Inflation adjusted salary Notes
Eddie Barth 1980 $274,699 $1,073,126 (est)
Irene Cara 1980 $190,898 $745,753 (est)
Lee Curreri 1980 $127,313 $497,355 (est)
Laura Dean 1980 $104,092 $406,641 (est)
Antonia Franceschi 1980 $89,039 $347,836 (est)
Boyd Gaines 1980 $25,500 $99,617 (est)
Albert Hague 1980 $70,354 $274,842 (est)
Tresa Hughes 1980 $64,076 $250,316 (est)
Steve Inwood 1980 $170,000 $664,114 (est)
Paul McCrane 1980 $54,810 $214,118 (est)
Anne Meara 1980 $34,166 $133,471 (est)
Joanna Merlin 1980 $48,243 $188,464 (est)
Barry Miller 1980 $170,000 $664,114 (est)
Jim Moody 1980 $123,960 $484,256 (est)
Gene Anthony Ray 1980 $41,266 $161,208 (est)
Maureen Teefy 1980 $39,443 $154,086 (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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. 1980 $21,202,829 $82,829,984
International International theatrical box office gross. 1980 $703 $2,746
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. 1980 $21,203,532 $80,722,670
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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $9,541,519 (est) $37,274,454 (est)
Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $0 $0
Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $0 $0
Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $378,050 $1,476,871
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $129,717 1980 $129,717 $506,746
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $5,548,736 (est) $21,676,432 (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 1980 $15,598,021 $60,934,502
Expenses
Budget Production budget. 1980 $8,500,000 $32,359,830
Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Fame (1980 film) - WikipediaURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film)MGM spent more than $2 million on an advertising campaign that placed emphasis on the film's music. 1980 $2,000,000 $7,813,107
Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $331,981 (est) $1,296,900 (est)
Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $257,367 (est) $1,005,419 (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1980 $935,000 (est) $3,652,627 (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 1980 $12,024,348 $46,127,883
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. 1980 $3,573,673 $14,806,619
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