SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Switching Channels
1988 · Ted Kotcheff · Martin Ransohoff · 1 hr 45 min
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Turner | 1988 | $570,180 | $1,551,487 | (est) |
| Burt Reynolds | 1988 | $1,500,000 | $4,081,572 | (est) |
| Christopher Reeve | 1988 | $495,565 | $1,348,456 | (est) |
| Ned Beatty | 1988 | $377,333 | $1,026,741 | (est) |
| Henry Gibson | 1988 | $209,888 | $571,115 | (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. | 1988 | $9,129,999 | $24,843,167 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $9,129,999 | $24,210,319 |
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. | 1988 | $4,473,700 (est) | $12,173,152 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,183,076 | $3,219,206 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $450,303 | 1988 | $450,303 | $1,225,297 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $2,352,177 (est) | $6,400,388 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $8,459,256 | $23,018,043 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $15,000,000 | $39,775,993 |
| 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: $3,446,466 | Reg Main Pred: $2,968,790 | 1988 | $3,296,000 (est) | $8,968,575 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $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. | 1988 | $183,566 (est) | $499,492 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,770,000 (est) | $4,816,255 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $20,249,566 | $54,060,315 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $-11,790,310 | $-31,042,272 |
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