SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Riding Giants
2004 · Stacy Peralta · Agi Orsi | Jane Kachmer (producer) | Franck Marty | Nathalie Delest | Laird Hamilton (executive producer) · 1 hr 45 min
Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Noll | 2004 | $53,070 | $90,435 | (est) |
| Jeff Clark | 2004 | $35,380 | $60,290 | (est) |
| Peter Mel | 2004 | $22,113 | $37,682 | (est) |
| Laird Hamilton | 2004 | $14,152 | $24,116 | (est) |
| Gerry Lopez | 2004 | $61,915 | $105,508 | (est) |
| Mickey Munoz | 2004 | $9,718 | $16,560 | (est) |
| Darrick Doerner | 2004 | $8,724 | $14,866 | (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 | $2,276,368 | $3,879,105 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $939,743 | $1,601,394 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $3,216,111 | $5,340,889 |
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 | $1,514,081 (est) | $2,580,110 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $18,031 | $30,726 |
| 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 | $370,755 | $631,795 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $37,882, DVD $435,648 | 2004 | $473,530 | $806,931 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $482,861 (est) | $822,831 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $2,859,258 | $4,872,393 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2004 | $1,769,000 | 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $1,298,984 | Reg Main Pred: $920,632 | 2004 | $1,172,000 (est) | $1,997,177 (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 | $70,910 (est) | $120,835 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $212,280 (est) | $361,741 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $3,224,190 | $5,494,265 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2004 | $-364,932 | $-621,872 |
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