SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Amy Heckerling · Irving Azoff | Art Linson · 1 hr 30 min
A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Penn | 1982 | $750,000 | $2,501,813 | (est) |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1982 | $244,103 | $814,267 | (est) |
| Judge Reinhold | 1982 | $291,121 | $971,107 | (est) |
| Phoebe Cates | 1982 | $250,000 | $833,938 | (est) |
| Brian Backer | 1982 | $78,022 | $260,262 | (est) |
| Robert Romanus | 1982 | $68,673 | $229,076 | (est) |
| Ray Walston | 1982 | $100,000 | $333,575 | (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. | 1982 | $27,092,880 | $90,375,110 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1982 | $27,092,880 | $88,072,917 |
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. | 1982 | $12,462,725 (est) | $41,572,550 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $846,158 | $2,822,574 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $282,053 | 1982 | $282,053 | $940,858 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $7,086,742 (est) | $23,639,608 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $20,677,678 | $68,975,591 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1982 | $5,000,000 | $16,253,886 |
| 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: $5,239,566 | Reg Main Pred: $6,391,908 | 1982 | $5,562,000 (est) | $18,553,449 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $810,148 (est) | $2,702,452 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $349,453 (est) | $1,165,687 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1982 | $560,000 (est) | $1,868,021 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1982 | $12,281,601 | $40,543,495 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1982 | $8,396,077 | $28,432,096 |
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