SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · James Gunn · Kevin Feige · 2 hr 1 min
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Pratt | 2014 | $1,500,000Pratt earned $1.5 million to play the self-anointed outlaw.source | $2,039,924 | (rep) |
| Zoe Saldaña | 2014 | $100,000Saldana was paid just $100,000 for portraying Gamora in the first filmsource | $135,995 | (rep) |
| Dave Bautista | 2014 | $1,400,000Reports show Bautista earned $1.4 million for the first film...source | $1,903,929 | (rep) |
| Vin Diesel | 2014 | $15,000,000reports have put the actor's earnings from his MCU role at $12-15 millionsource | $20,399,240 | (rep) |
| Bradley Cooper | 2014 | $3,802,488 | $5,171,191 | (est) |
| Lee Pace | 2014 | $175,000Saldana was even paid less than Karen Gillan (Nebula) and Lee Pace (Ronan), who reportedly earned $140,000 and $175,000 each.source | $237,991 | (rep) |
| Michael Rooker | 2014 | $233,678 | $317,790 | (est) |
| Karen Gillan | 2014 | $140,000For her first appearance in the MCU, Gillan was paid $140,000.source | $190,393 | (rep) |
| Djimon Hounsou | 2014 | $856,956 | $1,165,417 | (est) |
| John C. Reilly | 2014 | $558,905 | $760,082 | (est) |
| Glenn Close | 2014 | $827,992 | $1,126,027 | (est) |
| Benicio del Toro | 2014 | $963,096 | $1,309,762 | (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 | $333,176,600 | $453,103,285 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $439,600,000 | $597,833,714 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2014 | $772,776,600 | $1,024,165,693 |
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 | $342,428,300 (est) | $465,685,128 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $26,817,699 | $36,470,712 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $20,872,596 | $28,385,672 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $15,711,591 | $21,366,967 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $20,845,781, BluRay $8,764,703 | 2014 | $29,610,484 | $40,268,758 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $61,196,741 (est) | $83,224,466 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $496,637,412 | $675,401,702 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2014 | $170,000,000 | $225,302,070 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: The 12 Most Profitable Blockbusters of 2014: Those Prints & Advertising Costs Are Killing Them - We Minored in FilmURL: https://weminoredinfilm.com/2015/03/16/the-12-most-profitable-blockbusters-of-2014-those-prints-advertising-costs-are-killing-them/That $170m budget we've been told about this whole time is a lie; it actually cost $196m to make, and $147m to release and market, which adds up to $343m. | 2014 | $147,000,000 | $199,912,548 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $17,526,737 (est) | $23,835,473 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $8,144,854 (est) | $11,076,588 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2014 | $20,400,000 (est) | $27,742,966 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2014 | $363,071,590 | $487,869,645 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2014 | $133,565,821 | $187,532,057 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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