SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Better Living Through Chemistry
2014 · David Posamentier | Geoff Moore · Felipe Marino | Joe Neurauter · 1 hr 31 min
Douglas leads a simple and uneventful existence as a pharmacist in a small town.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rockwell | 2014 | $37,500 | $50,998 | (est) |
| Olivia Wilde | 2014 | $25,000 | $33,999 | (est) |
| Michelle Monaghan | 2014 | $17,500 | $23,799 | (est) |
| Ben Schwartz | 2014 | $12,500 | $16,999 | (est) |
| Ken Howard | 2014 | $8,750 | $11,900 | (est) |
| Ray Liotta | 2014 | $5,000 | $6,800 | (est) |
| Jane Fonda | 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 | $75,143 | $102,191 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $45,680 | $62,122 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $120,823 | $160,127 |
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 | $55,844 (est) | $75,944 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $6,602 | $8,978 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $5,091 | $6,923 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $4,097 | $5,572 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $5,436, BluRay $2,285 | 2014 | $7,721 | $10,500 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $14,045 (est) | $19,100 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $93,398 | $127,017 |
| 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: $358,579 | Reg Main Pred: $1,228,771 | 2014 | $97,000 (est) | $131,915 (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 | $1,532 (est) | $2,083 (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 | $378,532 | $514,784 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2014 | $-285,133 | $-387,767 |
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