SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Sharky's Machine
1981 · Burt Reynolds · Hank Moonjean · 2 hr 2 min
Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Reynolds | 1981 | $1,654,784 | $5,860,011 | (est) |
| Vittorio Gassman | 1981 | $350,000 | $1,239,439 | (est) |
| Brian Keith | 1981 | $343,442 | $1,216,215 | (est) |
| Charles Durning | 1981 | $140,000 | $495,776 | (est) |
| Earl Holliman | 1981 | $285,680 | $1,011,665 | (est) |
| Bernie Casey | 1981 | $253,230 | $896,752 | (est) |
| Henry Silva | 1981 | $104,088 | $368,602 | (est) |
| Darryl Hickman | 1981 | $205,587 | $728,036 | (est) |
| Richard Libertini | 1981 | $255,328 | $904,181 | (est) |
| Rachel Ward | 1981 | $277,802 | $983,767 | (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. | 1981 | $35,610,100 | $126,104,414 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $35,610,100 | $122,892,061 |
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. | 1981 | $16,202,596 (est) | $57,377,508 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $876,453 | $3,103,744 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $295,388 | 1981 | $295,388 | $1,046,044 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $9,337,464 (est) | $33,066,333 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $26,711,901 | $94,593,630 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1981 | $17,500,000 | $60,393,289 |
| 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: $6,733,773 | Reg Main Pred: $5,881,496 | 1981 | $6,466,000 (est) | $22,897,749 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $30,908 (est) | $109,451 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $446,089 (est) | $1,579,714 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $1,942,500 (est) | $6,878,886 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $26,385,496 | $91,859,090 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1981 | $326,405 | $2,734,540 |
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