SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Aquaman
2018 · James Wan · Peter Safran | Rob Cowan · 2 hr 23 min
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Momoa | 2018 | $7,000,000With backend earnings factored in, he ended up earning close to $7 million.source | $8,973,716 | (rep) |
| Amber Heard | 2018 | $1,000,000Her salary for each film came to light in further testimony, and her contract netted her $1 million for Aquamansource | $1,281,959 | (rep) |
| Willem Dafoe | 2018 | $949,355 | $1,217,035 | (est) |
| Patrick Wilson | 2018 | $3,000,000Such blockbusters reportedly netted him $3-5 million per film, including backend deals.source | $3,845,878 | (rep) |
| Dolph Lundgren | 2018 | $1,009,046 | $1,293,556 | (est) |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | 2018 | $4,000,000 | $5,127,838 | (est) |
| Nicole Kidman | 2018 | $3,390,268 | $4,346,186 | (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. | 2018 | $335,061,807 | $429,535,626 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $816,900,000 | $1,047,232,616 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $1,151,961,807 | $1,439,149,418 |
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. | 2018 | $494,290,904 (est) | $633,660,860 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $33,971,303 | $43,549,830 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $34,995,102 | $44,862,299 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $7,259,564 | $9,306,466 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $10,877,207, BluRay $6,666,675 | 2018 | $17,543,882 | $22,490,543 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $59,668,853 (est) | $76,493,046 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $647,729,607 | $830,363,044 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2018 | $200,000,000 | $249,860,613 |
| 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: 7 | Peer Median: $140,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $145,226,176 | Reg Main Pred: $124,904,328 | 2018 | $139,582,000 (est) | $178,938,454 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $29,948,352 (est) | $38,392,571 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $9,392,079 (est) | $12,040,264 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $24,000,000 (est) | $30,767,025 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $402,922,432 | $509,998,928 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2018 | $244,807,175 | $320,364,116 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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