SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Boyfriend School
1990 · Malcolm Mowbray · George G. Braunstein · 1 hr 43 min
Cartoonist Gus has survived cancer treatment and now his romance novelist sister tries to find him a woman and guide him. Will they succeed?
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Guttenberg | 1990 | $320,177 | $788,561 | (est) |
| Jami Gertz | 1990 | $420,972 | $1,036,809 | (est) |
| Kyle MacLachlan | 1990 | $394,718 | $972,148 | (est) |
| Shelley Long | 1990 | $335,000 | $825,069 | (est) |
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 | $1,171,762 | $2,885,923 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $1,171,762 | $2,812,408 |
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 | $585,881 (est) | $1,442,962 (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 | $199,189 | $490,582 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $81,550 | 1990 | $81,550 | $200,848 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $306,996 (est) | $756,097 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $1,173,616 | $2,890,488 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $6,700,000 | $16,081,025 |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $1,011,043 | Reg Main Pred: $1,491,584 | 1990 | $937,000 (est) | $2,307,730 (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 | $26,993 (est) | $66,481 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $804,000 (est) | $1,980,165 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $8,467,993 | $20,435,402 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $-7,294,378 | $-17,544,913 |
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