SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Short Circuit
1986 · John Badham · David Foster | Lawrence Turman · 1 hr 38 min
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Sheedy | 1986 | $450,000 | $1,321,670 | (est) |
| Steve Guttenberg | 1986 | $300,000 | $881,113 | (est) |
| Fisher Stevens | 1986 | $271,945 | $798,714 | (est) |
| Austin Pendleton | 1986 | $120,000 | $352,445 | (est) |
| G. W. Bailey | 1986 | $207,643 | $609,857 | (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. | 1986 | $40,697,761 | $119,531,106 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $542 | $1,592 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $40,698,303 | $116,487,752 |
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. | 1986 | $19,535,125 (est) | $57,375,517 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $3,965,806 | $11,647,745 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,355,116 | 1986 | $1,355,116 | $3,980,034 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $10,470,849 (est) | $30,753,342 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $35,326,895 | $103,756,637 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $15,000,000 | $42,933,394 |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $7,905,187 | Reg Main Pred: $9,106,505 | 1986 | $8,248,000 (est) | $24,224,737 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $904,777 (est) | $2,657,371 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $713,603 (est) | $2,095,884 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,740,000 (est) | $5,110,456 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $26,606,381 | $77,021,842 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $8,720,514 | $26,734,794 |
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