SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Automat
2022 · Lisa Hurwitz · Lisa Hurwitz · 1 hr 19 min
Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | 2022 | $42,450 | $46,701 | (est) |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 2022 | $26,463 | $29,113 | (est) |
| Elliott Gould | 2022 | $19,810 | $21,794 | (est) |
| Colin Powell | 2022 | $2,383 | $2,622 | (est) |
| Carl Reiner | 2022 | $9,905 | $10,897 | (est) |
| Howard Schultz | 2022 | $849 | $934 | (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. | 2022 | $257,371 | $283,143 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2022 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2022 | $257,371 | $275,836 |
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 | $128,686 (est) | $141,572 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $27,897 | $30,691 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $31,848 | $35,037 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $1,724 | $1,897 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $2,934, BluRay $2,934 | 2022 | $5,867 | $6,455 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $44,398 (est) | $48,844 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2022 | $240,420 | $264,495 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2022 | $283,000 | 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: $220,800 | Reg Main Pred: $463,182 | 2022 | $180,000 (est) | $198,025 (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 | $3,198 (est) | $3,518 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2022 | $33,960 (est) | $37,361 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2022 | $500,158 | $550,242 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2022 | $-259,738 | $-285,747 |
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