SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Midnight Special
2016 · Jeff Nichols · Sarah Green | Brian Kavanaugh-Jones · 1 hr 52 min
A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shannon | 2016 | $577,342 | $774,360 | (est) |
| Joel Edgerton | 2016 | $1,279,880 | $1,716,639 | (est) |
| Kirsten Dunst | 2016 | $1,260,000 | $1,689,975 | (est) |
| Adam Driver | 2016 | $900,000 | $1,207,125 | (est) |
| Jaeden Martell | 2016 | $279,755 | $375,221 | (est) |
| Sam Shepard | 2016 | $319,947 | $429,129 | (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. | 2016 | $3,712,282 | $4,979,098 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2016 | $3,400,000 | $4,560,250 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2016 | $7,112,282 | $9,296,345 |
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. | 2016 | $3,216,141 (est) | $4,313,649 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $534,105 | $716,369 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $456,983 | $612,928 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $231,368 | $310,323 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $332,862, BluRay $168,436 | 2016 | $501,298 | $672,366 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $728,498 (est) | $977,099 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2016 | $5,668,394 | $7,602,734 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2016 | $18,000,000 | $23,527,500 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Midnight Special (2016): Jeff Nichols' Well Reviewed Flop - Bomb ReportURL: https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2016-2/midnight-special/To aid the expansion, WB gave the picture a modest marketing spend (considering what WB usually spends), with $6.68 million on national TV ads (as per iSpotTV), plus millions more on print, radio, online, etc. for a domestic P&A campaign worth about $20M. | 2016 | $20,000,000 | $26,825,000 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $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. | 2016 | $87,293 (est) | $117,082 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $2,160,000 (est) | $2,897,100 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2016 | $40,247,293 | $53,366,682 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2016 | $-34,578,899 | $-45,763,948 |
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