SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Heartbeeps
1981 · Allan Arkush · Michael Phillips · 1 hr 18 min
Two household robots run away and try to start a family.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kaufman | 1981 | $674,771 | $2,389,536 | (est) |
| Bernadette Peters | 1981 | $327,983 | $1,161,471 | (est) |
| Randy Quaid | 1981 | $518,124 | $1,834,809 | (est) |
| Kenneth McMillan | 1981 | $183,509 | $649,852 | (est) |
| Christopher Guest | 1981 | $314,689 | $1,114,394 | (est) |
| Melanie Mayron | 1981 | $106,554 | $377,335 | (est) |
| Richard B. Shull | 1981 | $172,818 | $611,992 | (est) |
| Dick Miller | 1981 | $157,396 | $557,379 | (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. | 1981 | $2,154,696 | $7,630,326 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $2,154,696 | $7,435,953 |
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. | 1981 | $980,387 (est) | $3,471,798 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $58,256 | $206,300 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $19,660 | 1981 | $19,660 | $69,623 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $584,457 (est) | $2,069,711 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $1,642,760 | $5,817,432 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1981 | $12,000,000 | $41,412,541 |
| 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: $1,275,338 | Reg Main Pred: $2,147,758 | 1981 | $1,491,000 (est) | $5,280,010 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $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. | 1981 | $27,434 (est) | $97,151 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $1,332,000 (est) | $4,716,950 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $14,850,434 | $51,506,653 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1981 | $-13,207,674 | $-45,689,221 |
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