SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Nick Castle · Gary Adelson · 1 hr 54 min
An autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Underwood | 1986 | $469,454 | $1,378,807 | (est) |
| Lucy Deakins | 1986 | $272,698 | $800,926 | (est) |
| Bonnie Bedelia | 1986 | $444,179 | $1,304,573 | (est) |
| Fred Savage | 1986 | $360,082 | $1,057,577 | (est) |
| Fred Gwynne | 1986 | $304,750 | $895,064 | (est) |
| Colleen Dewhurst | 1986 | $110,248 | $323,803 | (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. | 1986 | $7,177,431 | $21,080,429 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1986 | $7,177,431 | $20,543,432 |
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. | 1986 | $3,445,167 (est) | $10,118,606 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $727,192 | $2,135,793 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $249,447 | 1986 | $249,447 | $732,638 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,873,109 (est) | $5,501,404 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $6,294,915 | $18,488,441 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1986 | $9,000,000 | $25,760,036 |
| 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: $2,755,290 | Reg Main Pred: $4,032,408 | 1986 | $3,089,000 (est) | $9,072,528 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $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. | 1986 | $127,157 (est) | $373,467 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1986 | $1,044,000 (est) | $3,066,274 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1986 | $13,260,157 | $38,272,305 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1986 | $-6,965,242 | $-19,783,864 |
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