SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1979 · Robert Benton · Richard Fischoff | Stanley R. Jaffe · 1 hr 45 min
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Hoffman | 1979 | $1,000,000Dustin Hoffman received a salary of $1 million and a percentage of the profits.source | $4,433,884 | (rep) |
| Meryl Streep | 1979 | $800,000 | $3,547,107 | (est) |
| Jane Alexander | 1979 | $286,744 | $1,271,390 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $106,260,000 | $471,144,545 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $106,260,000 | $459,142,727 |
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. | 1979 | $47,285,700 (est) | $209,659,323 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $1,213,425 | $5,380,186 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $432,040 | 1979 | $432,040 | $1,915,615 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $27,560,680 (est) | $122,200,866 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $76,491,845 | $339,155,990 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1979 | $8,000,000 | $34,567,493 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - AFI CatalogURL: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56114A 30 May 1980 DV article reported that production costs totaled just under $8 million and an additional $8 million was spent on promotion. | 1979 | $8,000,000 | $35,471,074 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $4,875,425 (est) | $21,617,071 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $1,231,519 (est) | $5,460,411 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $872,000 (est) | $3,866,347 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $22,978,944 | $100,982,397 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1979 | $53,512,901 | $238,173,593 |
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