SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Soul Man
1986 · Steve Miner · Steve Tisch · 1 hr 44 min
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Thomas Howell | 1986 | $328,616 | $965,160 | (est) |
| Rae Dawn Chong | 1986 | $262,993 | $772,422 | (est) |
| Arye Gross | 1986 | $151,893 | $446,116 | (est) |
| James B. Sikking | 1986 | $225,000 | $660,835 | (est) |
| Leslie Nielsen | 1986 | $157,500 | $462,584 | (est) |
| James Earl Jones | 1986 | $90,000 | $264,334 | (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 | $27,820,000 | $81,708,558 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $27,820,000 | $79,627,135 |
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 | $13,353,600 (est) | $39,220,108 (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 | $2,710,042 | $7,959,512 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $925,990 | 1986 | $925,990 | $2,719,674 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $7,156,773 (est) | $21,019,756 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $24,146,406 | $70,919,051 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $4,500,000 | $12,880,018 |
| 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: $5,694,118 | Reg Main Pred: $5,340,270 | 1986 | $5,586,000 (est) | $16,406,327 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,226,761 (est) | $3,603,051 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $487,757 (est) | $1,432,565 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $522,000 (est) | $1,533,137 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $12,322,518 | $35,855,097 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $11,823,887 | $35,063,954 |
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