SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2008 · Christopher Nolan · Emma Thomas | Charles Roven | Christopher Nolan · 2 hr 32 min
When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bale | 2008 | $10,000,000For The Dark Knight, Bale's salary increased to $10 million, along with a $20 million performance bonus.source | $14,951,231 | (rep) |
| Michael Caine | 2008 | $1,041,586 | $1,557,299 | (est) |
| Heath Ledger | 2008 | $1,444,993 | $2,160,442 | (est) |
| Gary Oldman | 2008 | $3,000,000Salary from The Dark Knight. $3,000,000.source | $4,485,369 | (rep) |
| Aaron Eckhart | 2008 | $872,677 | $1,304,760 | (est) |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | 2008 | $367,554 | $549,538 | (est) |
| Morgan Freeman | 2008 | $13,000,000reprising his role as Lucius Fox...freeman's $13 million salary included a small bump from the original.source | $19,436,600 | (rep) |
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 | $533,345,358 | $797,416,957 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $470,500,000 | $703,455,411 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2008 | $1,003,845,358 | $1,462,639,521 |
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 | $454,872,679 (est) | $680,090,643 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $11,029,496 | $16,490,454 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $5,454,317 | $8,154,875 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $59,106,131 | $88,370,940 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $77,664,978, BluRay $8,629,442 | 2008 | $86,294,420 | $129,020,780 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $105,260,868 (est) | $157,377,954 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $722,017,911 | $1,079,505,646 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2008 | $185,000,000 | $269,551,788 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $129,407,128 | Reg Main Pred: $103,056,350 | 2008 | $120,863,000 (est) | $180,705,061 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $46,177,455 (est) | $69,040,979 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $15,451,183 (est) | $23,101,421 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2008 | $22,200,000 (est) | $33,191,732 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2008 | $389,691,638 | $575,590,981 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2008 | $332,326,273 | $503,914,665 |
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