SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
What About Bob?
1991 · Frank Oz · Laura Ziskin · 1 hr 39 min
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray | 1991 | $1,170,000 | $2,765,220 | (est) |
| Richard Dreyfuss | 1991 | $5,000,000Dreyfuss secured a substantial $5 million for his contribution to the film "What About Bob?"source | $11,817,181 | (rep) |
| Julie Hagerty | 1991 | $400,000 | $945,374 | (est) |
| Charlie Korsmo | 1991 | $587,578 | $1,388,703 | (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. | 1991 | $63,707,829 | $150,569,384 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1991 | $63,707,829 | $146,733,818 |
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. | 1991 | $31,853,915 (est) | $75,284,692 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $10,346,411 | $24,453,080 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $4,460,955 | 1991 | $4,460,955 | $10,543,183 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $15,908,413 (est) | $37,598,517 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $62,569,693 | $147,879,473 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1991 | $39,000,000 | $89,825,991 |
| 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: $12,296,756 | Reg Main Pred: $11,030,757 | 1991 | $11,902,000 (est) | $28,129,617 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $563,403 (est) | $1,331,568 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $1,464,131 (est) | $3,460,380 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1991 | $4,680,000 (est) | $11,060,881 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1991 | $57,609,534 | $133,808,437 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1991 | $4,960,159 | $14,071,037 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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