SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Men in Black³
2012 · Walter F. Parkes | Laurie MacDonald · 1 hr 46 min
Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Lee Jones | 2012 | $2,784,986 | $3,904,560 | (est) |
| Will Smith | 2012 | $100,000,000Will Smith's Salary For Men in Black 3 (Reported): $100 Million.source | $140,200,348 | (rep) |
| Rip Torn | 2012 | $405,395 | $568,365 | (est) |
| Emma Thompson | 2012 | $1,157,650 | $1,623,029 | (est) |
| Chris Hemsworth | 2012 | $5,796,202 | $8,126,295 | (est) |
| Tessa Thompson | 2012 | $1,815,879 | $2,545,869 | (est) |
| Liam Neeson | 2012 | $2,207,605 | $3,095,070 | (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. | 2012 | $179,020,854 | $250,987,861 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2012 | $475,192,631 | $666,221,724 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2012 | $654,213,485 | $893,844,818 |
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. | 2012 | $279,587,479 (est) | $391,982,620 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $11,616,251 | $16,286,025 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $7,660,834 | $10,740,516 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $12,199,626 | $17,103,918 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $15,128,346, BluRay $5,315,365 | 2012 | $20,443,710 | $28,662,153 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $33,847,879 (est) | $47,454,844 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2012 | $365,355,780 | $512,230,077 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2012 | $225,000,000 | $307,415,070 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Men in Black 3 (2012) - Box Office and Financial Information - The NumbersURL: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Men-in-Black-3There are some reporting that this film is the most expensive movie in the history of movies costing an incredible $375 million to get to theaters (the breakdown is $250 million to make and $125 million in global prints and advertising). | 2012 | $125,000,000 | $175,250,436 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $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. | 2012 | $6,430,262 (est) | $9,015,249 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $27,000,000 (est) | $37,854,094 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2012 | $383,430,262 | $529,534,849 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2012 | $-18,074,481 | $-17,304,772 |
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