SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Jaws 2
1978 · Jeannot Szwarc · Richard D. Zanuck | David Brown · 1 hr 56 min
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Scheider | 1978 | $1,700,000He eventually made a $1.7. million fortune on Jaws. 2.source | $8,393,098 | (rep) |
| Lorraine Gary | 1978 | $400,000 | $1,974,847 | (est) |
| Murray Hamilton | 1978 | $250,000 | $1,234,279 | (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. | 1978 | $77,737,272 | $383,797,973 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1978 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1978 | $77,737,272 | $374,021,200 |
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. | 1978 | $34,204,400 (est) | $168,871,108 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $393,686 | $1,943,675 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $157,975 | 1978 | $157,975 | $779,939 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $19,992,742 (est) | $98,706,496 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1978 | $54,748,802 | $270,301,218 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1978 | $20,000,000 | $96,226,994 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: AFI|CatalogURL: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56559As stated in a 26 May 1978 St. Louis Globe-Democrat article, the final budget tally was closer to $20 million, with a promotional budget estimated at over $5 million. | 1978 | $5,000,000 | $24,685,583 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $2,191,798 (est) | $10,821,163 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $859,556 (est) | $4,243,729 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1978 | $2,160,000 (est) | $10,664,172 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1978 | $30,211,354 | $146,641,641 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1978 | $24,537,448 | $123,659,578 |
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