SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Waterboy
1998 · Frank Coraci · Jack Giarraputo | Robert Simonds · 1 hr 30 min
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Sandler | 1998 | $3,450,000 | $6,813,221 | (est) |
| Kathy Bates | 1998 | $667,954 | $1,319,107 | (est) |
| Fairuza Balk | 1998 | $310,742 | $613,668 | (est) |
| Jerry Reed | 1998 | $375,748 | $742,045 | (est) |
| Henry Winkler | 1998 | $437,638 | $864,268 | (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. | 1998 | $161,491,646 | $318,921,232 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $24,500,000 | $48,383,742 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1998 | $185,991,646 | $357,948,340 |
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. | 1998 | $90,447,823 (est) | $178,620,578 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $23,327,580 | $46,068,394 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $15,386,231, DVD $1,337,933 | 1998 | $16,724,165 | $33,027,660 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $36,813,362 (est) | $72,700,744 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $167,312,930 | $330,417,375 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1998 | $23,000,000 | $44,264,417 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $35,870,645 | Reg Main Pred: $27,383,213 | 1998 | $28,750,000 (est) | $56,776,840 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $12,650,394 (est) | $24,982,588 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $3,747,810 (est) | $7,401,349 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1998 | $2,760,000 (est) | $5,450,577 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1998 | $70,908,204 | $138,875,771 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1998 | $96,404,726 | $191,541,604 |
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