SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Milk
2008 · Gus Van Sant · Dan Jinks | Bruce Cohen · 2 hr 8 min
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Penn | 2008 | $1,043,676 | $1,560,424 | (est) |
| Emile Hirsch | 2008 | $554,480 | $829,016 | (est) |
| Josh Brolin | 2008 | $1,303,298 | $1,948,591 | (est) |
| Diego Luna | 2008 | $1,000,000 | $1,495,123 | (est) |
| James Franco | 2008 | $700,000 | $1,046,586 | (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. | 2008 | $31,841,299 | $47,606,661 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $22,748,259 | $34,011,447 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $54,589,558 | $79,538,989 |
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. | 2008 | $25,019,953 (est) | $37,407,909 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $685,159 | $1,024,397 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $334,524 | $500,155 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $3,691,779 | $5,519,664 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $4,876,858, BluRay $541,873 | 2008 | $5,418,731 | $8,101,670 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $6,337,561 (est) | $9,475,433 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $41,487,707 | $62,029,228 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $20,000,000 | $29,140,734 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $18,707,162 | Reg Main Pred: $11,369,099 | 2008 | $16,111,000 (est) | $24,087,928 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $254,842 (est) | $381,020 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $887,837 (est) | $1,327,425 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $2,400,000 (est) | $3,588,295 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $39,653,679 | $58,525,403 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $1,834,028 | $3,503,825 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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