SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
School Daze
1988 · Spike Lee · Spike Lee · 2 hr 1 min
A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fishburne | 1988 | $915,000 | $2,489,759 | (est) |
| Giancarlo Esposito | 1988 | $317,027 | $862,646 | (est) |
| Tisha Campbell | 1988 | $76,250 | $207,480 | (est) |
| Kyme | 1988 | $103,981 | $282,937 | (est) |
| Joe Seneca | 1988 | $96,594 | $262,837 | (est) |
| Art Evans | 1988 | $78,287 | $213,023 | (est) |
| Ellen Holly | 1988 | $70,279 | $191,233 | (est) |
| Ossie Davis | 1988 | $122,000 | $331,968 | (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. | 1988 | $14,545,844 | $39,579,942 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $14,545,844 | $38,571,693 |
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. | 1988 | $7,127,464 (est) | $19,394,172 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,867,560 | $5,081,721 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $709,837 | 1988 | $709,837 | $1,931,501 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $3,734,614 (est) | $10,162,064 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $13,439,475 | $36,569,458 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $6,100,000 | $16,175,571 |
| 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: $4,170,879 | Reg Main Pred: $5,085,759 | 1988 | $4,427,000 (est) | $12,046,080 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $184,401 (est) | $501,763 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $291,637 (est) | $793,557 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $719,800 (est) | $1,958,610 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $11,722,837 | $31,475,582 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $1,716,637 | $5,093,876 |
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