SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Spies Like Us
1985 · John Landis · George Folsey Jr. | Brian Grazer · 1 hr 42 min
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 1985 | $1,840,841 | $5,507,126 | (est) |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1985 | $787,024 | $2,354,489 | (est) |
| Steve Forrest | 1985 | $275,000 | $822,700 | (est) |
| Donna Dixon | 1985 | $277,244 | $829,413 | (est) |
| Bruce Davison | 1985 | $422,324 | $1,263,440 | (est) |
| Bernie Casey | 1985 | $253,470 | $758,290 | (est) |
| William Prince | 1985 | $66,000 | $197,448 | (est) |
| Tom Hatten | 1985 | $288,559 | $863,263 | (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. | 1985 | $60,088,980 | $179,764,337 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $60,088,980 | $175,185,065 |
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. | 1985 | $28,542,266 (est) | $85,388,060 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $4,972,478 | $14,875,844 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,557,345 | 1985 | $1,557,345 | $4,659,007 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $15,504,586 (est) | $46,384,073 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $50,576,674 | $151,306,984 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $22,000,000 | $64,139,405 |
| 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: $10,061,719 | Reg Main Pred: $13,642,164 | 1985 | $11,024,000 (est) | $32,979,792 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $1,298,370 (est) | $3,884,249 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $986,245 (est) | $2,950,486 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,530,000 (est) | $7,568,838 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $37,838,615 | $111,522,771 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $12,738,059 | $39,784,213 |
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