Release year

2018

Release date

March 16, 2018

Franchise

N/A

Genres

DocumentaryForeign Language

Runtime

1 hr 33 min

Distributors

FilmBuff

MPAA rating

N/A

Directors

Wataru Takahashi

Screenwriters

N/A

Writers

N/A

Producers

N/A

Studios

Toho

Production companies

Shin-Ei Animation

Cinematography

N/A

Edited by

N/A

Music by

Toshiyuki ArakawaKow Otani

Based on

Crayon Shin-chanby Yoshito Usui

Budget

$179K

Estimated Profit

-$224K

Est Profit Inflation Adj

-$287K

SCREEN PROFITS REPORT

Ramen Heads

Name: Ramen Heads
Released: Mar 16, 2018
Rating: 72.2

2018 · Wataru Takahashi · 1 hr 33 min

In 'Ramen Heads,' Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients. In addition to Tomita's story, the film also profiles five other notable ramen shops, each with its own philosophy and flavour, which exemplify various different aspects the ramen world. Mixing in a brief rundown of ramen's historical roots, the film gives viewers an in-depth look at the culture surrounding this unique and beguiling dish. This is a documentary record of 15 months in the lives of Japan's top ramen masters and their legions of devoted fans.

Documentary Foreign Language

Cast Salaries

Cast	Year	Salary	Inflation adjusted salary	Notes
Akiko Yajima	2018	$5,370	$6,884	(est)
Miki Narahashi	2018	$3,580	$4,589	(est)
Toshiyuki Morikawa	2018	$12,530	$16,063	(est)
Satomi Kōrogi	2018	$8,950	$11,474	(est)
Mari Mashiba	2018	$895	$1,147	(est)
Tamao Hayashi	2018	$537	$688	(est)
Teiyū Ichiryūsai	2018	$537	$688	(est)
Chie Sato	2018	$537	$688	(est)
Megumi Han	2018	$3,580	$4,589	(est)
Tsutomu Sekine	2018	$3,580	$4,589	(est)

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.	2018	$57,345	$73,514
International International theatrical box office gross.	2018	$0	$0
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross.	2018	$57,345	$71,641

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.	2018	$28,673 (est)	$36,757 (est)
Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$6,450	$8,269
Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$6,588	$8,445
Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$1,467	$1,881
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $2,198, BluRay $1,347	2018	$3,545	$4,545
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$10,358 (est)	$13,279 (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view.	2018	$57,080	$73,175
Expenses
Budget Production budget.	2018	$179,000	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: $110,208 \| Reg Main Pred: $331,806	2018	$80,000 (est)	$102,557 (est)
Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$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.	2018	$828 (est)	$1,061 (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2018	$21,480 (est)	$27,536 (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view.	2018	$281,308	$360,625
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model.	2018	$-224,227	$-287,450

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