SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Cotton Club
1984 · Francis Ford Coppola · Robert Evans · 2 hr 9 min
Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Gere | 1984 | $2,448,384 | $7,585,513 | (est) |
| Gregory Hines | 1984 | $750,000 | $2,323,628 | (est) |
| Diane Lane | 1984 | $1,231,830 | $3,816,420 | (est) |
| Lonette McKee | 1984 | $250,000 | $774,543 | (est) |
| Bob Hoskins | 1984 | $605,832 | $1,876,971 | (est) |
| James Remar | 1984 | $258,620 | $801,249 | (est) |
| Nicolas Cage | 1984 | $1,160,000 | $3,593,879 | (est) |
| Allen Garfield | 1984 | $205,992 | $638,199 | (est) |
| Gwen Verdon | 1984 | $281,133 | $870,998 | (est) |
| Fred Gwynne | 1984 | $302,707 | $937,838 | (est) |
| Laurence Fishburne | 1984 | $1,160,000 | $3,593,879 | (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. | 1984 | $25,928,721 | $80,331,620 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1984 | $25,928,721 | $78,285,272 |
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. | 1984 | $12,186,499 (est) | $37,755,861 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $1,716,592 | $5,318,295 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $543,390 | 1984 | $543,390 | $1,683,517 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $6,741,980 (est) | $20,887,808 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $21,188,461 | $65,645,481 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1984 | $58,000,000 | $175,116,458 |
| 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: $6,599,808 | Reg Main Pred: $5,370,987 | 1984 | $6,204,000 (est) | $19,221,055 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $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. | 1984 | $394,105 (est) | $1,221,006 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1984 | $6,612,000 (est) | $20,485,109 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1984 | $71,210,105 | $216,043,628 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1984 | $-50,021,645 | $-150,398,146 |
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