SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Nutty Professor
1996 · Tom Shadyac · Brian Grazer | Russell Simmons · 1 hr 35 min
Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | 1996 | $16,000,000For 1996's The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy is said to have been paid $16 million.source | $32,826,004 | (rep) |
| Jada Pinkett | 1996 | $750,000 | $1,538,719 | (est) |
| James Coburn | 1996 | $400,000 | $820,650 | (est) |
| Dave Chappelle | 1996 | $554,543 | $1,137,714 | (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. | 1996 | $128,814,019 | $264,278,093 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1996 | $128,814,019 | $257,545,939 |
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. | 1996 | $64,407,010 (est) | $132,139,046 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $21,771,376 | $44,666,704 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $13,039,569 | 1996 | $13,039,569 | $26,752,308 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $30,391,528 (est) | $62,352,027 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $129,609,482 | $265,910,085 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1996 | $54,000,000 | $107,965,583 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $65,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $20,987,711 | Reg Main Pred: $18,900,766 | 1996 | $42,223,000 (est) | $86,625,772 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $2,673,845 (est) | $5,485,729 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $3,032,862 (est) | $6,222,296 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1996 | $6,480,000 (est) | $13,294,532 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1996 | $108,409,707 | $219,593,912 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1996 | $21,199,775 | $46,316,173 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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