SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Brown Sugar
2002 · Rick Famuyiwa · Peter Heller · 1 hr 49 min
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taye Diggs | 2002 | $276,506 | $494,760 | (est) |
| Sanaa Lathan | 2002 | $734,258 | $1,313,828 | (est) |
| Mos Def | 2002 | $410,546 | $734,601 | (est) |
| Nicole Ari Parker | 2002 | $176,901 | $316,534 | (est) |
| Boris Kodjoe | 2002 | $280,000 | $501,012 | (est) |
| Queen Latifah | 2002 | $160,000 | $286,292 | (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. | 2002 | $27,363,891 | $48,962,960 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $952,560 | $1,704,442 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2002 | $28,316,451 | $49,376,713 |
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. | 2002 | $14,062,970 (est) | $25,163,257 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $3,989,741 | $7,138,953 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,360,253, DVD $3,027,660 | 2002 | $4,387,914 | $7,851,414 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $5,945,873 (est) | $10,639,113 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $28,386,497 | $50,792,736 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2002 | $8,000,000 | $13,949,972 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $11,292,371 | Reg Main Pred: $13,474,369 | 2002 | $10,000,000 (est) | $17,893,274 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $1,069,341 (est) | $1,913,401 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $661,405 (est) | $1,183,471 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2002 | $960,000 (est) | $1,717,754 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2002 | $20,690,747 | $36,657,873 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2002 | $7,695,750 | $14,134,864 |
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