SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Over the Top
1987 · Menahem Golan · Menahem Golan | Yoram Globus · 1 hr 33 min
Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Stallone | 1987 | $12,000,000In May 1984, it was reported Sylvester Stallone would appear in the film for a fee of $12 million.source | $34,003,521 | (rep) |
| Robert Loggia | 1987 | $500,000 | $1,416,813 | (est) |
| Susan Blakely | 1987 | $312,500 | $885,508 | (est) |
| David Mendenhall | 1987 | $285,255 | $808,306 | (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. | 1987 | $16,057,580 | $45,501,188 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $16,057,580 | $44,342,103 |
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. | 1987 | $7,787,926 (est) | $22,068,076 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,842,918 | $5,222,141 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $670,869 | 1987 | $670,869 | $1,900,994 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $4,153,532 (est) | $11,769,558 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $14,455,245 | $40,960,769 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $25,000,000 | $69,036,092 |
| 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: $4,911,730 | Reg Main Pred: $8,166,989 | 1987 | $5,721,000 (est) | $16,211,179 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $302,115 (est) | $856,080 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $2,925,000 (est) | $8,288,358 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $33,948,115 | $94,391,709 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-19,492,870 | $-53,430,940 |
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