SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Ivan Reitman · Ivan Reitman · 1 hr 48 min
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray | 1989 | $6,000,000Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, and the director received an upfront salary of $6M eachsource | $15,575,806 | (rep) |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1989 | $6,000,000Aykroyd, Murray, Ramis, and Reitman would split 35% of the film's box office gross on top of each earning $6 million upfront salaries.source | $15,575,806 | (rep) |
| Sigourney Weaver | 1989 | $1,000,000Reportedly paid $1 million to return for 1989's Ghostbusters IIsource | $2,595,968 | (rep) |
| Harold Ramis | 1989 | $6,000,000Aykroyd, Murray, Ramis, and Reitman would split 35% of the film's box office gross on top of each earning $6 million upfront salaries.source | $15,575,806 | (rep) |
| Rick Moranis | 1989 | $650,800 | $1,689,456 | (est) |
| Ernie Hudson | 1989 | $378,357 | $982,203 | (est) |
| Annie Potts | 1989 | $554,936 | $1,440,596 | (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 | $112,494,738 | $292,032,711 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $776 | $2,014 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $112,495,514 | $284,595,506 |
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 | $55,685,188 (est) | $144,556,951 (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 | $15,682,395 | $40,710,992 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,138,785 | 1989 | $6,138,785 | $15,936,089 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $28,491,031 (est) | $73,961,798 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $105,997,400 | $275,165,831 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $40,000,000 | $101,193,548 |
| 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: $16,502,412 | Reg Main Pred: $17,022,961 | 1989 | $16,657,000 (est) | $43,241,035 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $4,158,341 (est) | $10,794,919 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,363,742 (est) | $6,136,198 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $4,760,000 (est) | $12,356,806 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $67,939,083 | $173,722,506 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $38,058,317 | $101,443,325 |
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