SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Spaceballs
1987 · Mel Brooks · Mel Brooks | Ezra Swerdlow · 1 hr 36 min
A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | 1987 | $2,000"You're only getting 2500 a week shut up you're going to work a lot"source | $5,667 | (rep) |
| John Candy | 1987 | $541,324 | $1,533,910 | (est) |
| Rick Moranis | 1987 | $652,567 | $1,849,131 | (est) |
| Bill Pullman | 1987 | $481,809 | $1,365,267 | (est) |
| Daphne Zuniga | 1987 | $283,259 | $802,650 | (est) |
| Dick Van Patten | 1987 | $94,791 | $268,602 | (est) |
| George Wyner | 1987 | $175,458 | $497,182 | (est) |
| Joan Rivers | 1987 | $97,017 | $274,910 | (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. | 1987 | $38,119,483 | $108,016,387 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $977 | $2,768 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $38,120,460 | $105,267,503 |
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. | 1987 | $18,488,312 (est) | $52,388,975 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $4,269,227 | $12,097,396 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,549,192 | 1987 | $1,549,192 | $4,389,833 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $9,771,699 (est) | $27,689,349 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $34,078,431 | $96,565,554 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $22,700,000 | $62,684,771 |
| 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: $8,049,254 | Reg Main Pred: $7,940,859 | 1987 | $8,017,000 (est) | $22,717,186 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $712,239 (est) | $2,018,220 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $2,655,900 (est) | $7,525,829 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $34,085,139 | $94,946,006 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-6,708 | $1,619,547 |
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