SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Great Balls of Fire!
1989 · Jim McBride · Adam Fields · 1 hr 48 min
The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Quaid | 1989 | $823,682 | $2,138,252 | (est) |
| Winona Ryder | 1989 | $543,407 | $1,410,667 | (est) |
| Alec Baldwin | 1989 | $1,260,000 | $3,270,919 | (est) |
| Trey Wilson | 1989 | $330,704 | $858,497 | (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 | $13,741,060 | $35,671,349 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $13,741,060 | $34,762,666 |
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 | $6,801,825 (est) | $17,657,318 (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 | $2,098,784 | $5,448,376 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $834,276 | 1989 | $834,276 | $2,165,754 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,602,006 (est) | $9,350,692 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $13,336,891 | $34,622,139 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $18,000,000 | $45,537,097 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Great Balls of . . . Hype - Los Angeles TimesURL: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-04-ca-2292-story.htmlSources tell us that Orion Pictures plans to spend more than $10 million on “media buys” (TV and print ads), a glitzy PR junket and premiere parties to launch its Jerry Lee Lewis musical bio, “Great Balls of Fire” (it opens in 1,200 theaters on June 30). That's more than half the amount of the film's budget. A 4 Jun 1989 LAT “Outtakes” column stated that Ori | 1989 | $10,000,000 | $25,959,677 |
| 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 | $297,413 (est) | $772,074 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,142,000 (est) | $5,560,563 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $30,439,413 | $77,829,411 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $-17,102,522 | $-43,207,272 |
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