SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2005 · Christopher Nolan · Charles Roven | Emma Thomas | Larry Franco · 2 hr 20 min
After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bale | 2005 | $9,000,000Christian Bale reportedly earned $9 million for his role in Batman Begins.source | $14,834,101 | (rep) |
| Michael Caine | 2005 | $1,086,384 | $1,790,614 | (est) |
| Liam Neeson | 2005 | $2,000,000Neeson was earning around $2 million for early 2000s projects like Batman Begins.source | $3,296,467 | (rep) |
| Katie Holmes | 2005 | $1,000,000she earned $1 million from Batman Beginssource | $1,648,233 | (rep) |
| Gary Oldman | 2005 | $1,455,997 | $2,399,823 | (est) |
| Cillian Murphy | 2005 | $500,000his paycheck an estimated $500,000source | $824,117 | (rep) |
| Tom Wilkinson | 2005 | $290,642 | $479,046 | (est) |
| Rutger Hauer | 2005 | $382,341 | $630,187 | (est) |
| Ken Watanabe | 2005 | $1,472,362 | $2,426,796 | (est) |
| Morgan Freeman | 2005 | $10,000,000freeman portrayed Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot...the film earned $373 millionsource | $16,482,335 | (rep) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $205,343,774 | $338,454,485 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $168,100,000 | $277,068,049 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $373,443,774 | $599,842,867 |
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. | 2005 | $169,911,887 (est) | $280,054,462 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $2,201,635 | $3,628,809 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $418,028 | $689,007 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $29,604,449 | $48,795,045 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $849,267, DVD $41,614,088 | 2005 | $42,463,355 | $69,989,523 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $42,370,724 (est) | $69,836,846 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $286,970,078 | $472,993,692 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2005 | $150,000,000 | $240,937,020 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Movies & the mediaURL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/movies-amp-media-138395/Part of that increase was attributable to a slew of extra releases handled by Sony after it was part of a consortium of investors that purchased MGM, but a chunk was spent on flatliners like “Zathura,” a family actioner that grossed $28 million domestically — less than its $36.7 million marketing budget. | 2005 | $36,700,000 | $60,490,169 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $9,397,740 (est) | $15,489,669 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $7,088,161 (est) | $11,682,944 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $18,000,000 (est) | $29,668,203 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $221,185,901 | $358,268,005 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2005 | $65,784,177 | $114,725,687 |
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