SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Chef
2014 · Jon Favreau · Jon Favreau | Sergei Bespalov · 1 hr 54 min
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Favreau | 2014 | $1,003,241 | $1,364,357 | (est) |
| Sofia Vergara | 2014 | $600,330 | $816,418 | (est) |
| John Leguizamo | 2014 | $641,214 | $872,019 | (est) |
| Scarlett Johansson | 2014 | $550,000 | $747,972 | (est) |
| Dustin Hoffman | 2014 | $385,000 | $523,580 | (est) |
| Oliver Platt | 2014 | $220,000 | $299,189 | (est) |
| Bobby Cannavale | 2014 | $220,000 | $299,189 | (est) |
| Amy Sedaris | 2014 | $220,000 | $299,189 | (est) |
| Emjay Anthony | 2014 | $174,562 | $237,395 | (est) |
| Robert Downey Jr. | 2014 | $220,000 | $299,189 | (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. | 2014 | $31,424,003 | $42,735,051 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $17,004,045 | $23,124,639 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $48,428,048 | $64,181,997 |
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. | 2014 | $22,513,620 (est) | $30,617,381 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $2,528,355 | $3,438,435 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,967,940 | $2,676,299 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,480,868 | $2,013,905 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $1,964,781, BluRay $826,101 | 2014 | $2,790,883 | $3,795,459 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $5,771,419 (est) | $7,848,837 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $37,053,084 | $50,390,316 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2014 | $11,000,000 | $14,578,369 |
| 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: 2 | Reg Box Pred: $19,038,392 | Reg Main Pred: $31,675,128 | 2014 | $13,750,000 (est) | $18,699,303 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,203,548 (est) | $1,636,764 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $607,671 (est) | $826,401 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $1,320,000 (est) | $1,795,133 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $27,881,219 | $37,535,971 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2014 | $9,171,865 | $12,854,345 |
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