SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · James Toback · Warren Beatty | David Leigh MacLeod · 1 hr 21 min
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Ringwald | 1987 | $450,000 | $1,275,132 | (est) |
| Robert Downey | 1987 | $663,786 | $1,880,922 | (est) |
| Dennis Hopper | 1987 | $273,643 | $775,402 | (est) |
| Danny Aiello | 1987 | $319,430 | $905,145 | (est) |
| Harvey Keitel | 1987 | $457,122 | $1,295,313 | (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. | 1987 | $13,290,368 | $37,659,942 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1987 | $13,290,368 | $36,700,602 |
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. | 1987 | $6,445,828 (est) | $18,265,072 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,525,021 | $4,321,340 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $555,133 | 1987 | $555,133 | $1,573,038 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $3,437,495 (est) | $9,740,578 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $11,963,477 | $33,900,029 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1987 | $15,000,000 | $41,421,655 |
| 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: $4,205,128 | Reg Main Pred: $6,175,253 | 1987 | $4,719,000 (est) | $13,371,885 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $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. | 1987 | $250,037 (est) | $708,511 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1987 | $1,755,000 (est) | $4,973,015 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1987 | $21,724,037 | $60,475,065 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1987 | $-9,760,560 | $-26,575,037 |
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