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SCREEN PROFITS REPORT

The Invention of Lying

2009 · Ricky Gervais | Matthew Robinson · Ricky Gervais | Dan Lin | Lynda Obst | Oly Obst · 1 hr 40 min

A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.

Cast Salaries

Cast Salaries

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Cast Year Salary Inflation adjusted salary Notes
Ricky Gervais 2009 $1,256,200 $1,885,178 (est)
Jennifer Garner 2009 $1,497,255 $2,246,930 (est)
Jonah Hill 2009 $1,295,000 $1,943,406 (est)
Louis C.K. 2009 $602,779 $904,590 (est)
Jeffrey Tambor 2009 $647,500 $971,703 (est)
Fionnula Flanagan 2009 $122,211 $183,402 (est)
Rob Lowe 2009 $370,000 $555,259 (est)
Tina Fey 2009 $370,000 $555,259 (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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. 2009 $18,451,251 $27,689,779
International International theatrical box office gross. 2009 $13,955,256 $20,942,643
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. 2009 $32,406,507 $47,393,572
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.

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Category Year Reported Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $14,807,728 (est) $22,221,947 (est)
Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $611,030 $916,972
Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $298,328 $447,701
Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $1,961,665 $2,943,870
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $2,521,782, BluRay $410,523 2009 $2,932,305 $4,400,507
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $3,640,143 (est) $5,462,760 (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 2009 $24,251,199 $36,393,757
Expenses
Budget Production budget. 2009 $18,500,000 $27,055,711
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: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $13,729,070 | Reg Main Pred: $15,996,247 2009 $14,373,000 (est) $21,569,551 (est)
Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $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. 2009 $489,874 (est) $735,154 (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2009 $2,220,000 (est) $3,331,552 (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 2009 $35,582,874 $52,691,968
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. 2009 $-11,331,676 $-16,298,212
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