SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Food, Inc.
2009 · Robert Kenner · Robert Kenner | Elise Pearlstein · 1 hr 34 min
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Schlosser | 2009 | $99,036 | $148,623 | (est) |
| Michael Pollan | 2009 | $60,964 | $91,488 | (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. | 2009 | $4,417,674 | $6,629,600 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $188,525 | $282,919 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $4,606,199 | $6,736,432 |
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. | 2009 | $2,284,247 (est) | $3,427,968 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $2,302,360 | $3,455,150 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $738,303 | $1,107,971 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $9,402,917 | $14,110,951 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $18,705,779, BluRay $1,386,944 | 2009 | $20,092,723 | $30,153,136 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $857,561 (est) | $1,286,941 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $35,678,111 | $53,542,117 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2009 | $1,000,000 | $1,462,471 |
| 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: $1,764,348 | Reg Main Pred: $1,199,982 | 2009 | $900,000 (est) | $1,350,629 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $3,985,427 (est) | $5,980,928 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $720,698 (est) | $1,081,551 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $120,000 (est) | $180,084 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $6,726,125 | $10,055,662 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2009 | $28,951,987 | $43,486,454 |
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