SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Waiting to Exhale
1995 · Forest Whitaker · Deborah Schindler | Ezra Swerdlow · 2 hr 4 min
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Houston | 1995 | $704,052 | $1,487,102 | (est) |
| Angela Bassett | 1995 | $2,500,000Live Biography estimates that Bassett earned around $2.5 million.source | $5,280,512 | (rep) |
| Loretta Devine | 1995 | $225,021 | $475,290 | (est) |
| Lela Rochon | 1995 | $308,805 | $652,259 | (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. | 1995 | $67,052,156 | $141,627,881 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $67,052,156 | $138,020,088 |
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. | 1995 | $33,526,078 (est) | $70,813,940 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $11,754,044 | $24,826,947 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $6,430,873 | 1995 | $6,430,873 | $13,583,321 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $15,911,682 (est) | $33,608,729 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $67,622,677 | $142,832,938 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $16,000,000 | $32,934,383 |
| 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: $12,642,711 | Reg Main Pred: $11,705,666 | 1995 | $12,354,000 (est) | $26,094,177 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $3,930,574 (est) | $8,302,178 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $1,616,182 (est) | $3,413,707 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $1,920,000 (est) | $4,055,433 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $35,820,756 | $74,799,879 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $31,801,921 | $68,033,059 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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