SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2008 · David Fincher · Ceán Chaffin | Kathleen Kennedy | Frank Marshall · 2 hr 46 min
Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Pitt | 2008 | $10,000,000Brad Pitt reportedly earned $10 million for his role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button...source | $14,951,231 | (rep) |
| Cate Blanchett | 2008 | $1,793,869 | $2,682,055 | (est) |
| Taraji P. Henson | 2008 | $150,000$150,000 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)source | $224,268 | (rep) |
| Julia Ormond | 2008 | $1,421,716 | $2,125,640 | (est) |
| Jason Flemyng | 2008 | $513,104 | $767,154 | (est) |
| Elias Koteas | 2008 | $336,508 | $503,121 | (est) |
| Tilda Swinton | 2008 | $356,991 | $533,745 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $127,509,326 | $190,642,137 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $208,293,460 | $311,424,360 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $335,802,786 | $489,276,981 |
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. | 2008 | $147,072,047 (est) | $219,890,812 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $2,705,965 | $4,045,750 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $1,327,019 | $1,984,057 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $14,552,997 | $21,758,521 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $19,189,553, BluRay $2,132,173 | 2008 | $21,321,726 | $31,878,604 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $25,303,384 (est) | $37,831,673 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $212,283,137 | $317,389,418 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $150,000,000 | $218,555,504 |
| 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: 5 | Peer Median: $50,000,000 | Reg Box Pred: $59,717,619 | Reg Main Pred: $46,791,116 | 2008 | $51,926,000 (est) | $77,635,761 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $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. | 2008 | $4,542,859 (est) | $6,792,134 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $18,000,000 (est) | $26,912,216 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $224,468,859 | $329,895,614 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $-12,185,722 | $-12,506,196 |
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