SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Friday
1995 · F. Gary Gray · Patricia Charbonnet · 1 hr 31 min
It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cube | 1995 | $525,000 | $1,108,907 | (est) |
| Chris Tucker | 1995 | $10,000Chris Tucker was only paid $10,000 for his role in Friday.source | $21,122 | (rep) |
| Nia Long | 1995 | $245,000 | $517,490 | (est) |
| Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr. | 1995 | $59,661 | $126,016 | (est) |
| Regina King | 1995 | $5,000Regina King along with much of the Friday cast received a mere $5,000 for her rolesource | $10,561 | (rep) |
| Anna Maria Horsford | 1995 | $70,000 | $147,854 | (est) |
| Bernie Mac | 1995 | $5,000Bernie Mack like many of his co-stars in the cult classic Friday reportedly earned a mere $5,000 for his rolesource | $10,561 | (rep) |
| John Witherspoon | 1995 | $70,000 | $147,854 | (est) |
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. | 1995 | $27,467,564 | $58,017,118 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $27,467,564 | $56,539,205 |
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. | 1995 | $13,733,782 (est) | $29,008,559 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $4,795,267 | $10,128,586 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,621,687 | 1995 | $2,621,687 | $5,537,540 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $6,509,565 (est) | $13,749,534 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $27,660,301 | $58,424,219 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $3,500,000 | $7,204,396 |
| 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: $6,575,227 | Reg Main Pred: $7,472,694 | 1995 | $4,375,000 (est) | $9,240,896 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $2,057,464 (est) | $4,345,786 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $661,081 (est) | $1,396,339 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $420,000 (est) | $887,126 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $11,013,545 | $23,074,542 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $16,646,756 | $35,349,677 |
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