SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Harold Ramis · Matty Simmons · 1 hr 38 min
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 1983 | $1,837,292 | $5,937,995 | (est) |
| Beverly D'Angelo | 1983 | $300,000 | $969,578 | (est) |
| Imogene Coca | 1983 | $453,281 | $1,464,971 | (est) |
| Randy Quaid | 1983 | $532,569 | $1,721,225 | (est) |
| John Candy | 1983 | $525,000 | $1,696,762 | (est) |
| Christie Brinkley | 1983 | $279,027 | $901,795 | (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. | 1983 | $61,399,552 | $198,438,914 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $299 | $966 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1983 | $61,399,851 | $193,384,872 |
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. | 1983 | $28,550,899 (est) | $92,274,442 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $2,947,134 | $9,524,924 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $948,260 | 1983 | $948,260 | $3,064,709 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $15,935,107 (est) | $51,501,113 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $48,381,400 | $156,365,187 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1983 | $15,000,000 | $47,243,976 |
| 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: $9,475,168 | Reg Main Pred: $8,247,593 | 1983 | $9,089,000 (est) | $29,374,991 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $1,945,391 (est) | $6,287,363 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $861,189 (est) | $2,783,300 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1983 | $1,695,000 (est) | $5,478,117 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1983 | $28,590,580 | $91,167,747 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1983 | $19,790,820 | $65,197,440 |
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