SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Sky Bandits
1986 · Zoran Perisic · Richard Herland · 1 hr 45 min
Through a series of circumstances, a pair of Old West gunfighters end up as fighter pilots in World War I.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McGinnis | 1986 | $540,000 | $1,586,004 | (est) |
| Jeff Osterhage | 1986 | $796,543 | $2,339,482 | (est) |
| Ronald Lacey | 1986 | $344,868 | $1,012,892 | (est) |
| Miles Anderson | 1986 | $144,000 | $422,934 | (est) |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | 1986 | $419,422 | $1,231,861 | (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 | $2,295,500 | $6,741,984 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $2,295,500 | $6,570,240 |
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 | $1,101,840 (est) | $3,236,152 (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 | $275,277 | $808,501 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $95,856 | 1986 | $95,856 | $281,533 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $639,757 (est) | $1,878,994 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $2,112,730 | $6,205,181 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $18,000,000 | $51,520,073 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Sky Bandits (1986 film) - WikipediaURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Bandits_(1986_film)The film was released in the US as Sky Pirates with a $3.5 million ad campaign but the film was a financial failure. | 1986 | $3,500,000 | $10,279,653 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $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. | 1986 | $42,677 (est) | $125,345 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $2,088,000 (est) | $6,132,547 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $23,630,677 | $68,057,618 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $-21,517,947 | $-61,852,438 |
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