SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Short Circuit 2
1988 · Kenneth Johnson · David Foster | Lawrence Turman | Gary Foster · 1 hr 50 min
Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Stevens | 1988 | $450,000 | $1,224,472 | (est) |
| Michael McKean | 1988 | $300,000 | $816,314 | (est) |
| Cynthia Gibb | 1988 | $187,500 | $510,197 | (est) |
| Jack Weston | 1988 | $750,000 | $2,040,786 | (est) |
| Tim Blaney | 1988 | $349,519 | $951,058 | (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 | $21,630,088 | $58,856,512 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $21,630,088 | $57,357,216 |
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 | $10,598,743 (est) | $28,839,691 (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 | $2,775,791 | $7,553,060 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,054,968 | 1988 | $1,054,968 | $2,870,619 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $5,552,494 (est) | $15,108,604 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $19,981,996 | $54,371,974 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $15,000,000 | $39,775,993 |
| 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: $5,689,899 | Reg Main Pred: $8,960,536 | 1988 | $6,520,000 (est) | $17,741,234 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $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. | 1988 | $433,609 (est) | $1,179,872 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,770,000 (est) | $4,816,255 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $23,723,609 | $63,513,355 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $-3,741,613 | $-9,141,380 |
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