SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Dying to Survive
2019 · Wen Muye · Ning Hao | Xu Zheng · 1 hr 57 min
The story of how a small drugstore owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Zheng | 2019 | $786,866 | $990,583 | (est) |
| Zhou Yiwei | 2019 | $403,775 | $508,311 | (est) |
| Wang Chuanjun | 2019 | $304,001 | $382,706 | (est) |
| Tan Zhuo | 2019 | $545,000 | $686,099 | (est) |
| Zhang Yu | 2019 | $133,980 | $168,667 | (est) |
| Yang Xinmin | 2019 | $187,135 | $235,584 | (est) |
| Wang Yanhui | 2019 | $133,576 | $168,158 | (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. | 2019 | $6,752 | $8,500 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2019 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2019 | $6,752 | $8,284 |
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. | 2019 | $3,376 (est) | $4,250 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $1,635 | $2,059 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $1,703 | $2,144 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $341 | $430 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $546, BluRay $364 | 2019 | $910 | $1,146 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $1,372 (est) | $1,728 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2019 | $9,338 | $11,755 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2019 | $10,900,000 | $13,372,429 |
| 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: $92,230 | Reg Main Pred: $351,757 | 2019 | $80,000 (est) | $100,712 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $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. | 2019 | $132 (est) | $166 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2019 | $1,308,000 (est) | $1,646,637 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2019 | $12,288,132 | $15,119,944 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2019 | $-12,278,794 | $-15,108,188 |
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