SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Weekend at Bernie's
1989 · Ted Kotcheff · Victor Drai · 1 hr 37 min
Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCarthy | 1989 | $2,000,000he reportedly earned $2 million for his role in the film Weekend at Bernie's.source | $5,191,935 | (rep) |
| Jonathan Silverman | 1989 | $300,000 | $778,790 | (est) |
| Catherine Mary Stewart | 1989 | $232,372 | $603,230 | (est) |
| Terry Kiser | 1989 | $137,002 | $355,653 | (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 | $30,218,387 | $78,445,958 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $30,218,387 | $76,447,645 |
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 | $14,958,102 (est) | $38,830,749 (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 | $4,265,825 | $11,073,943 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,673,527 | 1989 | $1,673,527 | $4,344,423 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $7,688,672 (est) | $19,959,543 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $28,586,125 | $74,208,658 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $15,000,000 | $37,947,581 |
| 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: $7,045,111 | Reg Main Pred: $6,224,061 | 1989 | $6,788,000 (est) | $17,621,429 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $431,002 (est) | $1,118,867 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $637,471 (est) | $1,654,853 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,785,000 (est) | $4,633,802 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $24,641,473 | $62,976,532 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $3,944,652 | $11,232,126 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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