SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · Roland Joffé · Tony Garnett · 2 hr 7 min
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII project, and the first atomic bombs designed, built, and tested in Los Alamos.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Newman | 1989 | $2,157,255 | $5,600,164 | (est) |
| Dwight Schultz | 1989 | $600,000 | $1,557,581 | (est) |
| Bonnie Bedelia | 1989 | $497,844 | $1,292,387 | (est) |
| John Cusack | 1989 | $1,061,519 | $2,755,669 | (est) |
| Laura Dern | 1989 | $568,507 | $1,475,826 | (est) |
| John C. McGinley | 1989 | $390,001 | $1,012,430 | (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 | $3,563,162 | $9,249,854 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $3,563,162 | $9,014,225 |
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 | $1,763,765 (est) | $4,578,678 (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 | $539,882 | $1,401,516 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $214,330 | 1989 | $214,330 | $556,394 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $931,135 (est) | $2,417,196 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $3,449,112 | $8,953,784 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $30,000,000 | $75,895,161 |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $2,162,593 | Reg Main Pred: $3,078,205 | 1989 | $2,404,000 (est) | $6,240,706 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $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. | 1989 | $76,915 (est) | $199,669 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,570,000 (est) | $9,267,605 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $36,050,915 | $91,603,142 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $-32,601,803 | $-82,649,358 |
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