Gross vs. Budget Comparison

This table compares the domestic grosses of the summer's top 20 films with their budgets. Grosses are projected final tallies. Budgets only include estimated production costs and not marketing expenditures and were compiled through reports in Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and other industry publications. Ratio of gross-to-budget DOES NOT necessarily indicate profitability since costs for prints and advertising vary greatly between films, overseas grosses are not included, and some films were jointly financed by two studios that will share in worldwide revenue.

# Title Gross ($M) Budget ($M) Ratio Distributor
1 Armageddon 202 145 1.39 Buena Vista
2 Saving Private Ryan 200 65 3.08 DreamWorks
3 There's Something About Mary 190 25 7.60 Fox
4 Doctor Dolittle 145 55 2.64 Fox
5 Deep Impact 141 80 1.76 Paramount
6 Godzilla 137 120 1.14 Sony
7 Lethal Weapon 4 131 140 0.94 Warner Bros.
8 The Truman Show 127 60 2.12 Paramount
9 Mulan 120 70 1.71 Buena Vista
10 The Mask of Zorro 94 65 1.45 Sony
11 The X Files 86 60 1.43 Fox
12 The Horse Whisperer 76 55 1.37 Buena Vista
13 Six Days, Seven Nights 73 70 1.04 Buena Vista
14 Blade 70 45 1.56 New Line
15 Ever After 69 26 2.65 Fox
16 A Perfect Murder 68 70 0.97 Warner Bros.
17 The Parent Trap 67 55 1.22 Buena Vista
18 Hope Floats 60 30 2.00 Fox
19 Snake Eyes 60 73 0.82 Paramount
20 Small Soldiers 56 40 1.40 DreamWorks