SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Cars
2006 · John Lasseter · Darla K. Anderson · 1 hr 56 min
On the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Newman | 2006 | $2,000,044 | $3,193,523 | (est) |
| Owen Wilson | 2006 | $3,251,951 | $5,192,475 | (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. | 2006 | $244,082,982 | $389,733,690 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2006 | $217,900,167 | $347,926,904 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2006 | $461,983,149 | $718,869,612 |
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. | 2006 | $209,201,558 (est) | $334,037,606 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $3,504,516 | $5,595,752 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $1,178,403 | $1,881,587 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $33,552,657 | $53,574,407 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $47,645,064, BluRay $481,263 | 2006 | $48,126,327 | $76,844,567 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $49,893,357 (est) | $79,666,030 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2006 | $345,456,818 | $551,599,949 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2006 | $120,000,000 | $186,726,190 |
| 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: 3 | Peer Median: $100,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $74,815,871 | Reg Main Pred: $56,558,811 | 2006 | $84,085,000 (est) | $134,260,722 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $14,729,277 (est) | $23,518,622 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $8,187,327 (est) | $13,072,919 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $14,400,000 (est) | $22,992,857 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2006 | $241,401,604 | $380,571,310 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2006 | $104,055,214 | $171,028,639 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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