SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 · Wes Craven · Doug Claybourne | David Ladd | Rob Cohen · 1 hr 38 min
An anthropologist goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pullman | 1988 | $439,301 | $1,195,359 | (est) |
| Cathy Tyson | 1988 | $258,491 | $703,366 | (est) |
| Zakes Mokae | 1988 | $315,392 | $858,197 | (est) |
| Paul Winfield | 1988 | $202,954 | $552,248 | (est) |
| Brent Jennings | 1988 | $195,054 | $530,751 | (est) |
| Michael Gough | 1988 | $200,000 | $544,210 | (est) |
| Paul Guilfoyle | 1988 | $200,000 | $544,210 | (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. | 1988 | $19,595,031 | $53,319,023 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1988 | $19,595,031 | $51,960,788 |
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. | 1988 | $9,601,565 (est) | $26,126,322 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $2,499,668 | $6,801,716 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $949,156 | 1988 | $949,156 | $2,582,700 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $5,018,974 (est) | $13,656,871 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $18,069,363 | $49,167,608 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1988 | $10,000,000 | $26,517,329 |
| 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: $5,182,239 | Reg Main Pred: $5,221,989 | 1988 | $5,194,000 (est) | $14,133,124 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $126,416 (est) | $343,984 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $392,105 (est) | $1,066,937 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1988 | $1,180,000 (est) | $3,210,837 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1988 | $16,892,521 | $45,272,211 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1988 | $1,176,842 | $3,895,397 |
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