SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Before the Rains
2008 · Santosh Sivan · Mark Burton | Paul Hardart | Tom Hardart | Doug Mankoff | Andrew Spaulding · 1 hr 38 min
A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Roache | 2008 | $164,850 | $246,471 | (est) |
| Rahul Bose | 2008 | $21,980 | $32,863 | (est) |
| Nandita Das | 2008 | $13,738 | $20,540 | (est) |
| Jennifer Ehle | 2008 | $54,950 | $82,157 | (est) |
| Leopold Benedict | 2008 | $5,495 | $8,216 | (est) |
| Lal Paul | 2008 | $4,311 | $6,445 | (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 | $1,029,655 | $1,539,461 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $287,067 | $429,200 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $1,316,722 | $1,918,512 |
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 | $629,654 (est) | $941,411 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $23,584 | $35,261 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $11,294 | $16,885 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $128,108 | $191,538 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $170,556, BluRay $18,951 | 2008 | $189,507 | $283,336 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $207,794 (est) | $310,678 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $1,189,941 | $1,779,108 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $1,099,000 | 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: $1,632,502 | Reg Main Pred: $2,107,022 | 2008 | $997,000 (est) | $1,490,638 (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 | $25,465 (est) | $38,073 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $131,880 (est) | $197,177 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $2,253,345 | $3,369,028 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-1,063,404 | $-1,589,919 |
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