SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Pump Up the Volume
1990 · Allan Moyle · Syd Cappe | Sara Risher | Sandy Stern | Nicolas Stiliadis · 1 hr 42 min
Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Slater | 1990 | $429,191 | $1,057,051 | (est) |
| Scott Paulin | 1990 | $121,600 | $299,488 | (est) |
| Ellen Greene | 1990 | $273,869 | $674,510 | (est) |
| Samantha Mathis | 1990 | $191,491 | $471,622 | (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. | 1990 | $11,541,758 | $28,426,105 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $11,541,758 | $27,701,985 |
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. | 1990 | $5,770,879 (est) | $14,213,052 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $1,856,264 | $4,571,777 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $752,505 | 1990 | $752,505 | $1,853,340 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $2,960,440 (est) | $7,291,243 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $11,340,088 | $27,929,413 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $4,074,000 | N/A |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: The world's most comprehensive Film database - AFI CatalogURL: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58658New Line Cinema spent approximately $5 million marketing the film to teenage audiences with advertisements focusing on actor Christian Slater's angst-filled radio monologues. | 1990 | $5,000,000 | $12,314,461 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $151,639 (est) | $373,469 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $260,822 (est) | $642,376 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $488,880 (est) | $1,204,059 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $9,975,341 | $24,568,188 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $1,364,747 | $3,361,225 |
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