SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Jeremiah S. Chechik · John Hughes | Tom Jacobson · 1 hr 37 min
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 1989 | $6,000,000National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) â $6 millionsource | $15,575,806 | (rep) |
| Beverly D'Angelo | 1989 | $500,000 | $1,297,984 | (est) |
| Randy Quaid | 1989 | $510,979 | $1,326,485 | (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. | 1989 | $71,319,526 | $185,143,189 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $325 | $844 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1989 | $71,321,010 | $180,430,652 |
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. | 1989 | $35,303,288 (est) | $91,646,197 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $9,997,720 | $25,953,757 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $3,917,396 | 1989 | $3,917,396 | $10,169,433 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $18,099,611 (est) | $46,986,007 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $67,318,015 | $174,755,394 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1989 | $25,000,000 | $63,245,968 |
| 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: $13,920,428 | Reg Main Pred: $10,992,656 | 1989 | $12,968,000 (est) | $33,664,510 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,450,072 (est) | $6,360,307 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $1,501,192 (est) | $3,897,045 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1989 | $2,975,000 (est) | $7,723,004 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1989 | $44,894,263 | $114,890,833 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1989 | $22,423,751 | $59,864,561 |
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