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Adam Sandler


DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
9/25/15 Hotel Transylvania 2 Sony $169,700,110 3,768 $48,464,322 3,754 1
7/12/13 Grown Ups 2 Sony $133,668,525 3,491 $41,508,572 3,491 5
9/9/11 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Sony $2,529,395 1,500 $1,415,023 1,500 11
6/25/10 Grown Ups Sony $162,001,186 3,534 $40,506,562 3,534 3
6/6/08 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $100,018,837 3,466 $38,531,374 3,462 6
11/27/02 Eight Crazy Nights Sony $23,586,598 2,503 $9,434,175 2,503 10
11/10/00 Little Nicky NL $39,464,775 2,910 $16,063,904 2,910 7
6/25/99 Big Daddy Sony $163,479,795 3,254 $41,536,370 3,027 2
11/6/98 The Waterboy BV $161,491,646 2,782 $39,414,071 2,664 4
2/16/96 Happy Gilmore Uni. $38,824,099 2,069 $8,514,125 2,022 8
2/10/95 Billy Madison Uni. $25,588,734 1,887 $6,639,080 1,834 9
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (11): $1,020,353,700
Average: $92,759,427
Opening Gross Average (11): $26,547,962 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 The Waterboy BV $312,685,100 $161,491,646 11/6/98
2 Big Daddy Sony $294,134,900 $163,479,795 6/25/99
3 Grown Ups Sony $192,025,100 $162,001,186 6/25/10
4 Hotel Transylvania 2 Sony $178,300,700 $169,700,110 9/25/15
5 Grown Ups 2 Sony $155,672,400 $133,668,525 7/12/13
6 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $127,322,000 $100,018,837 6/6/08
7 Happy Gilmore Uni. $80,283,300 $38,824,099 2/16/96
8 Little Nicky NL $66,861,800 $39,464,775 11/10/00
9 Billy Madison Uni. $53,765,700 $25,588,734 2/10/95
10 Eight Crazy Nights Sony $37,086,600 $23,586,598 11/27/02
11 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Sony $2,911,700 $2,529,395 9/9/11
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,501,049,300
Average: $136,459,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Hotel Transylvania 2 Sony $474.8 $169.7 35.7% $305.1 64.3% 2015
Grown Ups Sony $271.4 $162.0 59.7% $109.4 40.3% 2010
Grown Ups 2 Sony $247.0 $133.7 54.1% $113.3 45.9% 2013
Big Daddy Sony $234.8 $163.5 69.6% $71.3 30.4% 1999
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Sony $199.9 $100.0 50% $99.9 50% 2008
The Waterboy BV $186.0 $161.5 86.8% $24.5 13.2% 1998
Little Nicky NL $58.3 $39.5 67.7% $18.8 32.3% 2000
Happy Gilmore Uni. $41.2 $38.8 94.2% $2.4 5.8% 1996
Billy Madison Uni. $26.5 $25.6 96.6% $900k 3.4% 1995
Eight Crazy Nights Sony $23.8 $23.6 99% $247k 1% 2002
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $1,763.8 million




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