SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Good Will Hunting
1997 · Gus Van Sant · Lawrence Bender · 2 hr 6 min
A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Williams | 1997 | $1,500,0001996. Salary. Salary from the film, Good Will Hunting. $1,500,000.source | $3,008,411 | (rep) |
| Matt Damon | 1997 | $350,000"Good Will Hunting" (1997): $600,000 (Screenplay) + $350,000 (Acting)source | $701,963 | (rep) |
| Ben Affleck | 1997 | $300,000Ben Affleck additionally made $300,000 for his role in the film.source | $601,682 | (rep) |
| Stellan Skarsgård | 1997 | $500,000 | $1,002,804 | (est) |
| Minnie Driver | 1997 | $350,000 | $701,963 | (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. | 1997 | $138,433,435 | $277,643,132 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $1,804 | $3,618 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $138,435,239 | $270,574,047 |
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. | 1997 | $69,217,428 (est) | $138,822,992 (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 | $21,093,140 | $42,304,560 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $13,603,600, DVD $137,410 | 1997 | $13,741,010 | $27,559,072 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $31,845,007 (est) | $63,868,583 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $135,896,585 | $272,555,207 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $10,000,000 | $19,545,171 |
| 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: $22,923,017 | Reg Main Pred: $16,188,357 | 1997 | $12,500,000 (est) | $25,070,093 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $12,435,639 (est) | $24,941,011 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $3,112,032 (est) | $6,241,514 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,200,000 (est) | $2,406,729 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $39,247,671 | $78,204,519 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $96,648,914 | $194,350,688 |
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