SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Ballast
2008 · Lance Hammer · Lance Hammer | Nina Parikh | Andrew Adamson | Mark Johnson · 1 hr 36 min
A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Smith Sr. | 2008 | $7,500 | $11,213 | (est) |
| Jim Myron Ross | 2008 | $5,000 | $7,476 | (est) |
| Tarra Riggs | 2008 | $3,125 | $4,672 | (est) |
| Johnny McPhail | 2008 | $2,000 | $2,990 | (est) |
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 | $77,556 | $115,956 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $2,154 | $3,220 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $79,710 | $116,140 |
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 | $39,640 (est) | $59,266 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $1,791 | $2,678 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $856 | $1,279 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $9,739 | $14,561 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $12,979, BluRay $1,442 | 2008 | $14,421 | $21,561 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $15,681 (est) | $23,445 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $82,128 | $122,791 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $250,000 | N/A |
| 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: $266,259 | Reg Main Pred: $758,304 | 2008 | $80,000 (est) | $119,610 (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 | $1,758 (est) | $2,628 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $30,000 (est) | $44,854 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $361,758 | $540,872 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-279,630 | $-418,081 |
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