SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Believe Me
2014 · Will Bakke · Alex Carroll · 1 hr 33 min
Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Russell | 2014 | $37,500 | $50,998 | (est) |
| Zachary Knighton | 2014 | $25,000 | $33,999 | (est) |
| Johanna Braddy | 2014 | $3,125 | $4,250 | (est) |
| Miles Fisher | 2014 | $12,500 | $16,999 | (est) |
| Sinqua Walls | 2014 | $8,750 | $11,900 | (est) |
| Max Adler | 2014 | $5,000 | $6,800 | (est) |
| Christopher McDonald | 2014 | $5,000 | $6,800 | (est) |
| Nick Offerman | 2014 | $5,000 | $6,800 | (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. | 2014 | $23,419 | $31,849 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $23,419 | $31,037 |
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. | 2014 | $11,710 (est) | $15,924 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $2,489 | $3,385 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,885 | $2,564 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,708 | $2,323 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $2,266, BluRay $953 | 2014 | $3,219 | $4,378 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $4,566 (est) | $6,210 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $25,577 | $34,784 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2014 | $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: $123,384 | Reg Main Pred: $507,885 | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $108,796 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $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. | 2014 | $419 (est) | $570 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $30,000 (est) | $40,798 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $360,419 | $490,152 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2014 | $-334,842 | $-455,369 |
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