ScreenProfits

SCREEN PROFITS REPORT

The Blob

1988 · Chuck Russell · Jack H. Harris | Elliott Kastner · 1 hr 35 min

A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.

Cast Salaries

Cast Salaries

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Cast Year Salary Inflation adjusted salary Notes
Kevin Dillon 1988 $430,665 $1,171,860 (est)
Shawnee Smith 1988 $200,000 $544,210 (est)
Donovan Leitch 1988 $125,000 $340,131 (est)
Jeffrey DeMunn 1988 $240,660 $654,847 (est)
Candy Clark 1988 $159,840 $434,932 (est)
Joe Seneca 1988 $93,929 $255,585 (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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. 1988 $8,247,943 $22,443,050
International International theatrical box office gross. 1988 $267 $727
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. 1988 $8,248,210 $21,872,050
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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1988 $4,041,592 (est) $10,997,366 (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 $1,111,249 $3,023,762
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $425,405 1988 $425,405 $1,157,549
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1988 $2,156,482 (est) $5,867,890 (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 1988 $7,734,728 $21,046,568
Expenses
Budget Production budget. 1988 $10,000,000 $26,517,329
Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: AFI|CatalogURL: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58505The film was budgeted at $15 million and CGP planned to spend an additional $5 million on advertising. 1988 $5,000,000 $13,605,241
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 $167,844 (est) $456,711 (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 1988 $1,180,000 (est) $3,210,837 (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 1988 $16,347,844 $43,790,117
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. 1988 $-8,613,116 $-22,743,550
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