SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Taking Care of Business
1990 · Arthur Hiller · Geoffrey Taylor · 1 hr 48 min
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a Filofax organizer that mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Belushi | 1990 | $450,000 | $1,108,301 | (est) |
| Charles Grodin | 1990 | $425,206 | $1,047,237 | (est) |
| Anne De Salvo | 1990 | $187,500 | $461,792 | (est) |
| Mako | 1990 | $357,217 | $879,787 | (est) |
| Veronica Hamel | 1990 | $293,598 | $723,100 | (est) |
| Hector Elizondo | 1990 | $300,000 | $738,868 | (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. | 1990 | $20,005,435 | $49,271,228 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $20,005,435 | $48,016,105 |
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. | 1990 | $10,002,718 (est) | $24,635,614 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $3,130,515 | $7,710,121 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,262,582 | 1990 | $1,262,582 | $3,109,604 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $5,079,179 (est) | $12,509,469 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $19,474,994 | $47,964,808 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $15,000,000 | $36,002,295 |
| 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: $5,651,314 | Reg Main Pred: $4,249,990 | 1990 | $5,188,000 (est) | $12,777,484 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $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. | 1990 | $447,925 (est) | $1,103,191 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $1,800,000 (est) | $4,433,206 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $22,435,925 | $54,316,176 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $-2,960,931 | $-6,351,368 |
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