Hollywood Shuffle (1987) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.

Scores

Overall Score

50.7

Popularity Percentile (Year)

41.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

45.4%

Review Aggregate

80.1

Critic Consensus

88.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
The Hollywood Shuffle Players	1987	$16,000	$44,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0

RT critic review count33

Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating6.9

IMDb votes6,891

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1987	$5,228,617	$14,438,531
International	1987	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1987	$5,228,617	$14,438,531

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1987	$2,614,308	$7,219,266
Digital Rentals ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1987	$11,655,000	$32,184,626
Physical Purchases ?	1987	$5,437,000	$15,013,969
TV & Streaming Revenue	1987	$1,254,868	$3,465,248
Total Revenues	1987	$20,961,177	$57,883,108
Expenses
Budget ?	1987	$100,000	$276,144
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1987	$120,000 (est)	$331,373 (est)
Participations	1987	$838,000	$2,314,090
Residuals ?	1987	$1,316,000	$3,634,060
Interest & Overhead	1987	$20,000	$55,229
Total Expenses	1987	$2,394,000	$6,610,896
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1987	$18,567,177	$51,272,212

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