SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Money Talks
1997 · Brett Ratner · Walter Coblenz | Tracy Kramer · 1 hr 37 min
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tucker | 1997 | $2,000,000Chris Tucker's $2 million salary for money talks in 1997 marked a pivotal moment in his careersource | $4,011,215 | (rep) |
| Charlie Sheen | 1997 | $1,038,556 | $2,082,936 | (est) |
| Heather Locklear | 1997 | $414,265 | $830,853 | (est) |
| Gerard Ismael | 1997 | $681,014 | $1,365,847 | (est) |
| Paul Sorvino | 1997 | $208,831 | $418,833 | (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. | 1997 | $40,922,619 | $82,074,711 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $40,922,619 | $79,983,960 |
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. | 1997 | $20,461,310 (est) | $41,037,355 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $6,398,110 | $12,832,098 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,141,059, DVD $41,829 | 1997 | $4,182,888 | $8,389,232 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $9,485,061 (est) | $19,023,309 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $40,527,369 | $81,281,994 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $25,000,000 | $48,862,928 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $10,260,422 | Reg Main Pred: $9,088,718 | 1997 | $9,894,000 (est) | $19,843,480 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $194,403 (est) | $389,897 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $928,077 (est) | $1,861,358 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,000,000 (est) | $6,016,822 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $39,016,480 | $76,974,486 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $1,510,889 | $4,307,509 |
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