SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Ashes of Time
2008 · Wong Kar-wai · Wong Kar-wai | Jeffrey Lau | Jacky Pang · 1 hr 40 min
A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Cheung | 2008 | $1,200,000 | $1,794,148 | (est) |
| Tony Leung Ka-fai | 2008 | $750,000 | $1,121,342 | (est) |
| Brigitte Lin | 2008 | $400,000 | $598,049 | (est) |
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 2008 | $2,000,000 | $2,990,246 | (est) |
| Carina Lau | 2008 | $318,183 | $475,723 | (est) |
| Charlie Yeung | 2008 | $800,000 | $1,196,098 | (est) |
| Jacky Cheung | 2008 | $100,000 | $149,512 | (est) |
| Maggie Cheung | 2008 | $244,509 | $365,571 | (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. | 2008 | $174,273 | $260,560 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $1,835,421 | $2,744,180 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $2,009,694 | $2,928,198 |
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. | 2008 | $821,305 (est) | $1,227,952 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $8,498 | $12,706 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $3,414 | $5,104 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $49,224 | $73,595 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $69,428, BluRay $7,714 | 2008 | $77,142 | $115,337 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $44,184 (est) | $66,060 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $1,003,767 | $1,500,755 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $40,000,000 | $58,281,468 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $1,568,798 | Reg Main Pred: $1,937,774 | 2008 | $1,671,000 (est) | $2,498,351 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $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. | 2008 | $21,481 (est) | $32,116 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $4,800,000 (est) | $7,176,591 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $46,492,481 | $67,988,525 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-45,488,714 | $-66,487,771 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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