SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Flash of Genius
2008 · Marc Abraham · Gary Barber | Roger Birnbaum | Michael Lieber · 1 hr 59 min
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Kinnear | 2008 | $650,726 | $972,915 | (est) |
| Lauren Graham | 2008 | $725,622 | $1,084,894 | (est) |
| Dermot Mulroney | 2008 | $250,000 | $373,781 | (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 | $4,442,377 | $6,641,900 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $360,576 | $539,106 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $4,802,953 | $6,998,079 |
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 | $2,365,419 (est) | $3,536,592 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $102,537 | $153,305 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $48,987 | $73,241 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $557,509 | $833,544 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $742,913, BluRay $82,546 | 2008 | $825,458 | $1,234,162 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $898,084 (est) | $1,342,746 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $4,797,993 | $7,173,590 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $20,000,000 | $29,140,734 |
| 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: $4,731,204 | Reg Main Pred: $7,798,774 | 2008 | $4,563,000 (est) | $6,822,247 (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 | $102,677 (est) | $153,515 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $2,400,000 (est) | $3,588,295 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $27,065,677 | $39,704,791 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-22,267,684 | $-32,531,201 |
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