SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Taps
1981 · Harold Becker · Howard B. Jaffe | Stanley R. Jaffe · 2 hr 6 min
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George C. Scott | 1981 | $420,000 | $1,487,327 | (est) |
| Timothy Hutton | 1981 | $362,799 | $1,284,763 | (est) |
| Ronny Cox | 1981 | $471,619 | $1,670,123 | (est) |
| Sean Penn | 1981 | $700,000 | $2,478,878 | (est) |
| Tom Cruise | 1981 | $490,000 | $1,735,215 | (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. | 1981 | $35,856,053 | $126,975,396 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1981 | $35,856,053 | $123,740,856 |
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. | 1981 | $16,314,504 (est) | $57,773,805 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $882,110 | $3,123,774 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $297,292 | 1981 | $297,292 | $1,052,788 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $9,400,476 (est) | $33,289,473 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $26,894,382 | $95,239,840 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1981 | $14,000,000 | $48,314,631 |
| 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: $6,628,060 | Reg Main Pred: $5,980,866 | 1981 | $6,427,000 (est) | $22,759,640 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $386,157 (est) | $1,367,481 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $449,136 (est) | $1,590,505 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1981 | $1,554,000 (est) | $5,503,109 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1981 | $22,816,293 | $79,535,367 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1981 | $4,078,088 | $15,704,473 |
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