SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1995 · Kevin Reynolds · Kevin Costner | John Davis | Charles Gordon | Lawrence Gordon · 2 hr 15 min
In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Costner | 1995 | $14,000,000Waterworld (1995) â $14 millionsource | $29,570,866 | (rep) |
| Dennis Hopper | 1995 | $750,000 | $1,584,154 | (est) |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | 1995 | $400,000 | $844,882 | (est) |
| Tina Majorino | 1995 | $552,951 | $1,167,946 | (est) |
| Michael Jeter | 1995 | $707,265 | $1,493,888 | (est) |
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 | $88,246,220 | $186,394,083 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $685 | $1,447 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1995 | $88,246,905 | $181,647,337 |
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 | $44,123,377 (est) | $93,197,606 (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 | $16,870,607 | $35,634,177 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $9,365,275 | 1995 | $9,365,275 | $19,781,379 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $21,550,362 (est) | $45,518,776 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $91,909,622 | $194,131,937 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1995 | $175,000,000 | $360,219,816 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: What Went Wrong With Waterworld? Why It Cost So Much & Was A Failure - Screen RantURL: https://screenrant.com/waterworld-movie-went-wrong-bad-budget-flop-reasons/Its box office would not have been disastrous for a blockbuster like Waterworld, had its costs not been so astronomically high (a further $65 million was spent on marketing and distribution). | 1995 | $65,000,000 | $137,293,307 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $2,196,640 (est) | $4,639,753 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1995 | $21,000,000 (est) | $44,356,299 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1995 | $263,196,640 | $546,509,176 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1995 | $-171,287,018 | $-352,377,239 |
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