SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Me and Orson Welles
2009 · Richard Linklater · Ann Carli | Richard Linklater | Marc Samuelson · 1 hr 54 min
In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Efron | 2009 | $2,000,000High School Musical â $100,000source | $3,001,399 | (rep) |
| Christian McKay | 2009 | $500,000 | $750,350 | (est) |
| Claire Danes | 2009 | $888,183 | $1,332,896 | (est) |
| Ben Chaplin | 2009 | $462,973 | $694,783 | (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. | 2009 | $1,190,003 | $1,785,837 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $1,146,169 | $1,720,055 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $2,336,172 | $3,416,583 |
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. | 2009 | $1,053,469 (est) | $1,580,940 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $51,700 | $77,586 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $23,850 | $35,792 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $177,735 | $266,726 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $235,318, BluRay $38,308 | 2009 | $273,625 | $410,629 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $251,671 (est) | $377,682 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $1,832,050 | $2,749,356 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2009 | $25,000,000 | $36,561,772 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Me and Orson Welles (2009): CinemaNX Loses $19.2M | Bomb ReportURL: https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2009-2/me-and-orson-welles/They got Hart/Lunsford Pictures to pay for $4 million in prints and advertising and the rent-a-distributor Freestyle Releasing would secure theaters and handle other distribution logistics. | 2009 | $4,000,000 | $6,002,797 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $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. | 2009 | $37,007 (est) | $55,537 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $3,000,000 (est) | $4,502,098 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $32,037,007 | $47,122,204 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2009 | $-30,204,958 | $-44,372,848 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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