SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Wayne's World
1992 · Penelope Spheeris · Lorne Michaels · 1 hr 34 min
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Myers | 1992 | $1,000,000Mike earned $1 million for 1992's 'Wayne's World.'source | $2,294,369 | (rep) |
| Dana Carvey | 1992 | $4,500,000Myers was paid $3.5 million to star in the first “Austin Powers” movie...Myers made $4.5 million for both “Wayne's World” movies.source | $10,324,661 | (rep) |
| Rob Lowe | 1992 | $330,603 | $758,525 | (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. | 1992 | $121,697,323 | $279,218,591 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $7,057 | $16,191 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1992 | $121,704,380 | $272,121,625 |
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. | 1992 | $60,851,371 (est) | $139,615,513 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $20,527,483 | $47,097,626 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $9,371,349 | 1992 | $9,371,349 | $21,501,335 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $29,921,927 (est) | $68,651,948 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $120,672,131 | $276,866,421 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1992 | $20,000,000 | $44,718,460 |
| 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: $17,210,448 | Reg Main Pred: $14,270,124 | 1992 | $16,270,000 (est) | $37,329,387 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $8,230,789 (est) | $18,884,469 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $2,859,929 (est) | $6,561,734 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1992 | $2,400,000 (est) | $5,506,486 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1992 | $49,760,718 | $113,000,536 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1992 | $70,911,412 | $163,865,885 |
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