SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Straight Talk
1992 · Barnet Kellman · Robert Chartoff | Fred Berner · 1 hr 31 min
A woman ditches her small-town life for big-city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio-show host.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | 1992 | $632,738 | $1,451,735 | (est) |
| James Woods | 1992 | $707,162 | $1,622,491 | (est) |
| Griffin Dunne | 1992 | $195,675 | $448,951 | (est) |
| Michael Madsen | 1992 | $294,953 | $676,731 | (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. | 1992 | $21,202,099 | $48,645,443 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $21,202,099 | $47,406,261 |
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. | 1992 | $10,601,050 (est) | $24,322,722 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $3,684,356 | $8,453,274 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,691,617 | 1992 | $1,691,617 | $3,881,195 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $5,268,008 (est) | $12,086,756 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $21,245,031 | $48,743,946 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1992 | $15,654,000 | N/A |
| 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: $6,102,622 | Reg Main Pred: $8,597,813 | 1992 | $6,764,000 (est) | $15,519,113 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $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. | 1992 | $503,507 (est) | $1,155,232 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $1,878,480 (est) | $4,309,927 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $24,799,987 | $56,900,327 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1992 | $-3,554,956 | $-8,156,381 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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