SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Diary of the Dead
2008 · George A. Romero · Peter Grunwald | Art Spigel | Sam Englebardt | Ara Katz · 1 hr 35 min
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Morgan | 2008 | $84,846 | $126,855 | (est) |
| Josh Close | 2008 | $52,229 | $78,089 | (est) |
| Shawn Roberts | 2008 | $140,000 | $209,317 | (est) |
| Amy Lalonde | 2008 | $32,150 | $48,068 | (est) |
| Joe Dinicol | 2008 | $27,501 | $41,117 | (est) |
| Scott Wentworth | 2008 | $24,206 | $36,191 | (est) |
| Philip Riccio | 2008 | $21,730 | $32,489 | (est) |
| Chris Violette | 2008 | $19,791 | $29,590 | (est) |
| Tatiana Maslany | 2008 | $40,000 | $59,805 | (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. | 2008 | $958,961 | $1,433,765 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $4,405,897 | $6,587,358 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $5,364,858 | $7,816,795 |
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. | 2008 | $2,241,839 (est) | $3,351,826 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $26,679 | $39,889 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $12,090 | $18,075 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $148,122 | $221,461 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $201,275, BluRay $22,364 | 2008 | $223,639 | $334,368 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $202,956 (est) | $303,445 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $2,855,325 | $4,269,063 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $2,000,000 | $2,914,073 |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $2,687,648 | Reg Main Pred: $3,740,011 | 2008 | $2,500,000 (est) | $3,737,808 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $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. | 2008 | $61,104 (est) | $91,358 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $240,000 (est) | $358,830 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $4,801,104 | $7,102,069 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-1,945,779 | $-2,833,006 |
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