SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · Betty Thomas · John Davis | David T. Friendly | Joseph M. Singer · 1 hr 25 min
A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | 1998 | $17,500,000$17.5 million for Doctor Dolittle (1998)source | $34,559,816 | (rep) |
| Ossie Davis | 1998 | $750,000 | $1,481,135 | (est) |
| Oliver Platt | 1998 | $498,909 | $985,269 | (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. | 1998 | $144,156,605 | $284,687,185 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $150,300,000 | $296,819,448 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $294,456,605 | $566,693,478 |
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. | 1998 | $131,597,103 (est) | $259,884,094 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $21,302,275 | $42,068,725 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $14,086,985, DVD $1,224,955 | 1998 | $15,311,941 | $30,238,734 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $33,072,347 (est) | $65,312,812 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $201,283,664 | $397,504,366 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $71,500,000 | $137,604,601 |
| 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: $45,681,616 | Reg Main Pred: $42,854,028 | 1998 | $44,814,000 (est) | $88,500,777 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $8,338,186 (est) | $16,466,638 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $4,508,754 (est) | $8,904,098 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $8,580,000 (est) | $16,944,184 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $137,740,940 | $268,420,297 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $63,542,725 | $129,084,068 |
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