SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Purple Butterfly
2004 · Lou Ye · Lou Ye | Wang Wei | Zhu Yongde · 2 hr 7 min
Cynthia is a young Chinese woman in love with Itami, a Japanese man about to be sent home for military service.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Ziyi | 2004 | $37,500 | $63,903 | (est) |
| Liu Ye | 2004 | $25,000 | $42,602 | (est) |
| Tōru Nakamura | 2004 | $3,125 | $5,325 | (est) |
| Li Bingbing | 2004 | $12,500 | $21,301 | (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. | 2004 | $17,790 | $30,316 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $17,790 | $29,543 |
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. | 2004 | $8,895 (est) | $15,158 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $240 | $409 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $4,669 | $7,955 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $494, DVD $5,686 | 2004 | $6,180 | $10,531 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $4,340 (est) | $7,396 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $24,324 | $41,450 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2004 | $250,000 | N/A |
| 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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $86,714 | Reg Main Pred: $286,504 | 2004 | $80,000 (est) | $136,326 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $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. | 2004 | $603 (est) | $1,028 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $30,000 (est) | $51,122 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $360,603 | $614,495 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2004 | $-336,279 | $-573,045 |
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