SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The War of the Roses
1989 · Danny DeVito · James L. Brooks | Arnon Milchan · 1 hr 56 min
A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | 1989 | $3,900,000 | $10,124,274 | (est) |
| Kathleen Turner | 1989 | $520,000 | $1,349,903 | (est) |
| Danny DeVito | 1989 | $1,058,657 | $2,748,239 | (est) |
| G. D. Spradlin | 1989 | $484,390 | $1,257,461 | (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. | 1989 | $86,888,546 | $225,559,863 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $86,888,546 | $219,814,007 |
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. | 1989 | $43,009,830 (est) | $111,652,132 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $12,146,478 | $31,531,866 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,757,012 | 1989 | $4,757,012 | $12,349,050 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $22,028,305 (est) | $57,184,768 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $81,941,625 | $212,717,816 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $26,000,000 | $65,775,806 |
| 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: $13,668,678 | Reg Main Pred: $16,006,745 | 1989 | $14,332,000 (est) | $37,205,410 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,613,800 (est) | $9,381,309 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,827,298 (est) | $4,743,607 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $3,094,000 (est) | $8,031,924 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $48,867,098 | $125,138,056 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $33,074,527 | $87,579,760 |
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