SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Meatballs
1979 · Ivan Reitman · Daniel Goldberg · 1 hr 34 min
Wacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray | 1979 | $240,000Murray earned an estimated $240,000 for the role.source | $1,064,132 | (rep) |
| Harvey Atkin | 1979 | $43,083 | $191,025 | (est) |
| Kate Lynch | 1979 | $30,588 | $135,624 | (est) |
| Russ Banham | 1979 | $29,188 | $129,416 | (est) |
| Kristine DeBell | 1979 | $56,000 | $248,298 | (est) |
| Sarah Torgov | 1979 | $32,000 | $141,884 | (est) |
| Chris Makepeace | 1979 | $32,000 | $141,884 | (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. | 1979 | $43,046,003 | $190,860,997 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1979 | $43,046,003 | $185,999,052 |
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. | 1979 | $19,155,471 (est) | $84,933,144 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $488,768 | $2,167,139 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $173,934 | 1979 | $173,934 | $771,203 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $11,142,269 (est) | $49,403,531 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $30,960,442 | $137,275,016 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1979 | $1,600,000 | $6,913,499 |
| 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: $5,848,931 | Reg Main Pred: $6,140,497 | 1979 | $2,000,000 (est) | $8,867,769 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $2,228,413 (est) | $9,880,525 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $498,463 (est) | $2,210,128 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1979 | $174,400 (est) | $773,269 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1979 | $6,501,276 | $28,645,189 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1979 | $24,459,166 | $108,629,827 |
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