SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The African Desperate
2022 · Martine Syms · 1 hr 37 min
This coming-of-age comedy tracks one very long day for Palace Bryant, a newly minted MFA grad whose final 24 hours in art school become a real trip.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Stingily | 2022 | $7,500 | $8,251 | (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. | 2022 | $29,763 | $32,743 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2022 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2022 | $29,763 | $31,898 |
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. | 2022 | $14,882 (est) | $16,372 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $3,936 | $4,330 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $4,423 | $4,866 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $259 | $284 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $458, BluRay $458 | 2022 | $915 | $1,007 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $5,205 (est) | $5,727 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2022 | $29,620 | $32,586 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2022 | $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: 0.80 2022 streaming like | Peer Count: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $126,845 | Reg Main Pred: $526,301 | 2022 | $80,000 (est) | $88,011 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $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. | 2022 | $394 (est) | $433 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $30,000 (est) | $33,004 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2022 | $360,394 | $396,483 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2022 | $-330,774 | $-363,897 |
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