SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Weird Science
1985 · John Hughes · Joel Silver · 1 hr 34 min
Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Michael Hall | 1985 | $225,000 | $673,118 | (est) |
| Ilan Mitchell-Smith | 1985 | $150,000 | $448,745 | (est) |
| Kelly LeBrock | 1985 | $151,550 | $453,382 | (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. | 1985 | $23,834,048 | $71,302,789 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $364 | $1,089 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $23,834,412 | $69,487,500 |
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. | 1985 | $11,321,306 (est) | $33,869,222 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $1,998,749 | $5,979,528 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $626,526 | 1985 | $626,526 | $1,874,338 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $6,178,910 (est) | $18,485,047 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $20,125,490 | $60,208,135 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $7,500,000 | $21,865,706 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $5,342,239 | Reg Main Pred: $8,474,122 | 1985 | $6,135,000 (est) | $18,353,685 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $484,288 (est) | $1,448,813 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $392,447 (est) | $1,174,059 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $862,500 (est) | $2,580,286 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $15,374,235 | $45,422,548 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $4,751,256 | $14,785,587 |
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