SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Iron Man 2
2010 · Jon Favreau · Kevin Feige · 2 hr 4 min
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Downey Jr. | 2010 | $2,039,987 | $3,010,875 | (est) |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | 2010 | $2,023,265 | $2,986,194 | (est) |
| Don Cheadle | 2010 | $1,000,000Don Cheadle got $1 million dollars for Iron Man 2, where he replaced Terrance Howard.source | $1,475,928 | (rep) |
| Scarlett Johansson | 2010 | $400,000Scarlett Johansson earned a modest $400,000 for her first MCU appearance as Black Widow in Iron Man 2.source | $590,371 | (rep) |
| Sam Rockwell | 2010 | $759,309 | $1,120,686 | (est) |
| Mickey Rourke | 2010 | $250,000Marvel wanted to pay Rourke $250,000 (£181,000) for his first major studio film in many yearssource | $368,982 | (rep) |
| Samuel L. Jackson | 2010 | $1,478,150 | $2,181,644 | (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. | 2010 | $312,433,331 | $461,129,249 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2010 | $311,500,000 | $459,751,719 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2010 | $623,933,331 | $897,422,677 |
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. | 2010 | $280,816,666 (est) | $414,465,312 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $13,247,333 | $19,552,116 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $6,548,667 | $9,665,364 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $27,244,666 | $40,211,179 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $33,818,440, BluRay $7,423,560 | 2010 | $41,242,000 | $60,870,242 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $60,112,333 (est) | $88,721,504 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2010 | $429,211,664 | $633,485,717 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2010 | $200,000,000 | $287,666,208 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: 'Iron Man 2' is box-office gold - Los Angeles TimesURL: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-10-la-et-boxoffice-20100510-story.htmlParamount gets to recoup the roughly $150 million it spent on advertising and prints and receives 8% of the movie's revenues for its distribution services. | 2010 | $150,000,000 | $221,389,271 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $5,646,797 (est) | $8,334,269 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $8,155,022 (est) | $12,036,229 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2010 | $24,000,000 (est) | $35,422,283 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2010 | $387,801,819 | $564,848,260 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2010 | $41,409,846 | $68,637,457 |
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