SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2018 · Brian Henson · Brian Henson | Jeffrey Hayes | Melissa McCarthy | Ben Falcone · 1 hr 31 min
When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa McCarthy | 2018 | $4,571,623 | $5,860,635 | (est) |
| Bill Barretta | 2018 | $1,491,711 | $1,912,313 | (est) |
| Joel McHale | 2018 | $400,000 | $512,784 | (est) |
| Maya Rudolph | 2018 | $409,021 | $524,348 | (est) |
| Leslie David Baker | 2018 | $258,822 | $331,799 | (est) |
| Elizabeth Banks | 2018 | $415,877 | $533,137 | (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. | 2018 | $20,706,452 | $26,544,830 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $6,800,000 | $8,717,324 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2018 | $27,506,452 | $34,363,895 |
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. | 2018 | $13,073,226 (est) | $16,759,345 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $2,228,291 | $2,856,578 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $2,283,985 | $2,927,976 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $494,129 | $633,453 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $740,370, BluRay $453,775 | 2018 | $1,194,145 | $1,530,845 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $3,717,042 (est) | $4,765,097 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $22,990,818 | $29,473,294 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2018 | $40,000,000 | $49,972,123 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: The Happytime Murders (2018) - Bomb ReportURL: https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2018-2/the-happytime-murders/Only $5.88M was spent on TV ads (as per iSpotTV), though millions more would be spent on other traditional means of marketing and distribution expenses — with a P&A spend near $20M. | 2018 | $20,000,000 | $25,639,188 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $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. | 2018 | $333,367 (est) | $427,363 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2018 | $4,800,000 (est) | $6,153,405 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2018 | $65,133,367 | $82,192,078 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2018 | $-42,142,549 | $-52,718,784 |
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