SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Because I Said So
2007 · Michael Lehmann · Paul Brooks | Jessie Nelson · 1 hr 42 min
A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Keaton | 2007 | $1,170,000 | $1,816,802 | (est) |
| Mandy Moore | 2007 | $750,000 | $1,164,616 | (est) |
| Gabriel Macht | 2007 | $835,903 | $1,298,009 | (est) |
| Tom Everett Scott | 2007 | $462,683 | $718,464 | (est) |
| Lauren Graham | 2007 | $539,922 | $838,403 | (est) |
| Piper Perabo | 2007 | $569,205 | $883,874 | (est) |
| Stephen Collins | 2007 | $167,734 | $260,461 | (est) |
| Colin Ferguson | 2007 | $511,537 | $794,326 | (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. | 2007 | $42,674,040 | $66,265,188 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2007 | $26,811,450 | $41,633,409 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2007 | $69,485,490 | $105,150,015 |
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. | 2007 | $32,061,600 (est) | $49,785,958 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $794,295 | $1,233,398 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $334,741 | $519,794 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $5,716,045 | $8,876,000 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $7,774,223, BluRay $452,468 | 2007 | $8,226,691 | $12,774,587 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $8,685,561 (est) | $13,487,130 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2007 | $55,818,933 | $86,676,867 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2007 | $39,000,000 | $59,017,366 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $40,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $22,834,081 | Reg Main Pred: $14,480,317 | 2007 | $29,758,000 (est) | $46,208,877 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $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. | 2007 | $1,261,508 (est) | $1,958,897 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2007 | $4,680,000 (est) | $7,267,207 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2007 | $74,699,508 | $114,452,347 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2007 | $-18,880,575 | $-27,775,480 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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