SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1980 · John Landis · Robert K. Weiss · 2 hr 13 min
Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Belushi | 1980 | $500,000Belushi got double that at $500,000.source | $1,953,277 | (rep) |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1980 | $250,000Dan Aykroyd was paid $250,000 while Belushi got double that at $500,000.source | $976,638 | (rep) |
| James Brown | 1980 | $343,750 | $1,342,878 | (est) |
| Cab Calloway | 1980 | $585,957 | $2,289,072 | (est) |
| Ray Charles | 1980 | $137,500 | $537,151 | (est) |
| Carrie Fisher | 1980 | $550,000 | $2,148,604 | (est) |
| Aretha Franklin | 1980 | $118,059 | $461,204 | (est) |
| Henry Gibson | 1980 | $197,827 | $772,822 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1980 | $57,229,890 | $223,571,621 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1980 | $691 | $2,699 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1980 | $57,260,059 | $217,991,268 |
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. | 1980 | $25,753,692 (est) | $100,608,174 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $1,040,324 | $4,064,082 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $357,237 | 1980 | $357,237 | $1,395,565 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $15,079,319 (est) | $58,908,166 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1980 | $42,230,573 | $164,975,987 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1980 | $27,500,000 | $104,693,568 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $10,571,702 | Reg Main Pred: $12,383,589 | 1980 | $11,086,000 (est) | $43,308,051 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $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. | 1980 | $696,804 (est) | $2,722,104 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1980 | $3,025,000 (est) | $11,817,324 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1980 | $42,307,804 | $162,541,047 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1980 | $-77,232 | $2,434,940 |
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