SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Shortkut - The Con Is On
2009 · Neeraj Vora · Rajat Rawail | Anil Kapoor | Sunil Manchanda · 2 hr 22 min
After his script is plagiarized, and he is forced to marry, an unemployed movie writer self-destructs.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akshaye Khanna | 2009 | $64,350 | $96,570 | (est) |
| Amrita Rao | 2009 | $42,900 | $64,380 | (est) |
| Arshad Warsi | 2009 | $30,030 | $45,066 | (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. | 2009 | $100,304 | $150,526 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $289,528 | $434,494 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2009 | $389,832 | $570,118 |
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. | 2009 | $165,963 (est) | $249,061 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $4,257 | $6,389 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $1,973 | $2,960 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $14,562 | $21,853 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $19,240, BluRay $3,132 | 2009 | $22,372 | $33,573 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $21,075 (est) | $31,627 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $230,201 | $345,463 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2009 | $429,000 | 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: $543,517 | Reg Main Pred: $1,430,904 | 2009 | $312,000 (est) | $468,218 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $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. | 2009 | $4,650 (est) | $6,978 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2009 | $51,480 (est) | $77,256 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2009 | $797,130 | $1,196,253 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2009 | $-566,929 | $-850,790 |
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