SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2005 · Park Chan-wook · Im Jin-gyu · 2 hr 9 min
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Kang-ho | 2005 | $37,500 | $61,809 | (est) |
| Shin Ha-kyun | 2005 | $25,000 | $41,206 | (est) |
| Bae Doona | 2005 | $17,500 | $28,844 | (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. | 2005 | $45,289 | $74,647 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $45,289 | $72,745 |
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. | 2005 | $22,645 (est) | $37,323 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $615 | $1,014 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $107 | $176 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $8,207 | $13,527 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $242, DVD $11,856 | 2005 | $12,098 | $19,940 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $9,884 (est) | $16,292 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $53,555 | $88,272 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2005 | $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: $152,174 | Reg Main Pred: $464,709 | 2005 | $80,000 (est) | $131,859 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $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. | 2005 | $1,323 (est) | $2,180 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $30,000 (est) | $49,447 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $361,323 | $595,544 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2005 | $-307,768 | $-507,273 |
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