SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Big Fish
2003 · Tim Burton · Richard D. Zanuck | Bruce Cohen | Dan Jinks · 2 hr 5 min
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewan McGregor | 2003 | $1,500,000 | $2,624,185 | (est) |
| Albert Finney | 2003 | $841,686 | $1,472,493 | (est) |
| Billy Crudup | 2003 | $451,794 | $790,394 | (est) |
| Jessica Lange | 2003 | $619,373 | $1,083,566 | (est) |
| Helena Bonham Carter | 2003 | $707,003 | $1,236,871 | (est) |
| Alison Lohman | 2003 | $830,624 | $1,453,141 | (est) |
| Robert Guillaume | 2003 | $362,507 | $634,190 | (est) |
| Marion Cotillard | 2003 | $1,027,589 | $1,797,722 | (est) |
| Steve Buscemi | 2003 | $315,971 | $552,778 | (est) |
| Danny DeVito | 2003 | $1,040,866 | $1,820,950 | (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. | 2003 | $66,809,693 | $116,880,653 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2003 | $56,109,362 | $98,160,889 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2003 | $122,919,055 | $209,563,628 |
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. | 2003 | $55,848,591 (est) | $97,704,682 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $290,928 | $508,965 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $10,168,259 | $17,788,927 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,695,093, DVD $10,412,714 | 2003 | $12,107,807 | $21,182,083 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $14,298,202 (est) | $25,014,082 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2003 | $92,713,787 | $162,198,739 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2003 | $70,000,000 | $119,342,391 |
| 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: 5 | Peer Median: $20,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $30,448,609 | Reg Main Pred: $30,758,296 | 2003 | $23,689,000 (est) | $41,442,876 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $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. | 2003 | $2,234,402 (est) | $3,908,990 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $8,400,000 (est) | $14,695,435 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2003 | $104,323,402 | $179,389,691 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2003 | $-11,609,615 | $-17,190,952 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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