SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
True Colors
1991 · Herbert Ross · Herbert Ross | Laurence Mark · 1 hr 51 min
Best friends from law school to election night, their friendship is sorely tested when one learns of another's betrayal.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cusack | 1991 | $905,212 | $2,139,411 | (est) |
| James Spader | 1991 | $951,837 | $2,249,606 | (est) |
| Imogen Stubbs | 1991 | $250,000 | $590,859 | (est) |
| Mandy Patinkin | 1991 | $193,794 | $458,020 | (est) |
| Richard Widmark | 1991 | $309,698 | $731,951 | (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. | 1991 | $418,807 | $989,824 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $418,807 | $964,609 |
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. | 1991 | $209,404 (est) | $494,912 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $74,756 | $176,681 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $32,792 | 1991 | $32,792 | $77,502 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $108,303 (est) | $255,967 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $425,254 | $1,005,061 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1991 | $20,000,000 | $46,064,611 |
| 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: $624,632 | Reg Main Pred: $1,214,439 | 1991 | $335,000 (est) | $791,751 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $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. | 1991 | $9,951 (est) | $23,518 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $2,400,000 (est) | $5,672,247 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $22,744,951 | $52,552,127 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1991 | $-22,319,697 | $-51,547,066 |
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