SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Breakfast Club
1985 · John Hughes · Ned Tanen | John Hughes · 1 hr 37 min
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio Estevez | 1985 | $150,000 | $448,745 | (est) |
| Paul Gleason | 1985 | $77,262 | $231,140 | (est) |
| Anthony Michael Hall | 1985 | $70,000 | $209,414 | (est) |
| Judd Nelson | 1985 | $50,000 | $149,582 | (est) |
| Molly Ringwald | 1985 | $500,000She earned $500,000 for The Breakfast Club...source | $1,495,818 | (rep) |
| Ally Sheedy | 1985 | $20,000 | $59,833 | (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. | 1985 | $45,875,171 | $137,241,799 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $3,894 | $11,649 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $45,879,065 | $133,757,088 |
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. | 1985 | $21,792,128 (est) | $65,194,106 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,688,764 | $11,035,437 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,153,129 | 1985 | $1,153,129 | $3,449,743 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $11,718,794 (est) | $35,058,361 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $38,352,814 | $114,737,647 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $1,000,000 | $2,915,428 |
| 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: $6,535,633 | Reg Main Pred: $7,991,729 | 1985 | $1,250,000 (est) | $3,739,545 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $3,259,694 (est) | $9,751,817 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $747,880 (est) | $2,237,384 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $115,000 (est) | $344,038 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $6,372,574 | $18,988,211 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $31,980,240 | $95,749,436 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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