SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · Marielle Heller · Anne Carey | Guillermo Canberra | David Yarnell · 1 hr 46 min
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa McCarthy | 2018 | $1,500,000 | $1,922,939 | (est) |
| Richard E. Grant | 2018 | $404,297 | $518,292 | (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. | 2018 | $8,803,865 | $11,286,197 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $3,638,296 | $4,664,148 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $12,442,161 | $15,544,030 |
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. | 2018 | $5,857,251 (est) | $7,508,758 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $965,609 | $1,237,871 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $988,219 | $1,266,857 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $216,513 | $277,561 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $324,409, BluRay $198,832 | 2018 | $523,241 | $670,774 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $1,584,568 (est) | $2,031,351 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $10,135,400 | $12,993,172 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2018 | $10,000,000 | $12,493,031 |
| 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: $9,155,734 | Reg Main Pred: $12,736,214 | 2018 | $10,109,000 (est) | $12,959,327 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $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. | 2018 | $146,963 (est) | $188,401 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $1,200,000 (est) | $1,538,351 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $21,455,963 | $27,179,110 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2018 | $-11,320,563 | $-14,185,939 |
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