SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Air Bud
1997 · Charles Martin Smith · Robert Vince | William Vince · 1 hr 38 min
An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jeter | 1997 | $450,000 | $902,523 | (est) |
| Kevin Zegers | 1997 | $147,992 | $296,814 | (est) |
| Wendy Makkena | 1997 | $210,000 | $421,178 | (est) |
| Eric Christmas | 1997 | $135,421 | $271,601 | (est) |
| Brendan Fletcher | 1997 | $105,000 | $210,589 | (est) |
| Norman Browning | 1997 | $38,502 | $77,220 | (est) |
| Bill Cobbs | 1997 | $60,000 | $120,336 | (est) |
| Buddy | 1997 | $31,479 | $63,135 | (est) |
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. | 1997 | $23,144,499 | $46,418,780 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $23,144,499 | $45,236,320 |
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. | 1997 | $11,572,250 (est) | $23,209,390 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,570,112 | $7,160,244 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $2,306,417, DVD $23,297 | 1997 | $2,329,714 | $4,672,491 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $5,343,215 (est) | $10,716,392 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $22,815,291 | $45,758,518 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $3,000,000 | $5,863,551 |
| 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: $6,102,240 | Reg Main Pred: $9,283,943 | 1997 | $3,750,000 (est) | $7,521,028 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,730,842 (est) | $3,471,389 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $522,470 (est) | $1,047,870 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $360,000 (est) | $722,019 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $9,363,312 | $18,625,857 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $13,451,979 | $27,132,661 |
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