SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson · Julio Fernández · 1 hr 41 min
An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bale | 2004 | $250,000For his role and intense physical metamorphosis in The Machinist, he only earned $250,000source | $426,019 | (rep) |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | 2004 | $285,072 | $485,784 | (est) |
| Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | 2004 | $276,184 | $470,639 | (est) |
| John Sharian | 2004 | $108,962 | $185,680 | (est) |
| Michael Ironside | 2004 | $175,000 | $298,213 | (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. | 2004 | $1,082,715 | $1,845,029 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $7,120,520 | $12,133,909 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2004 | $8,203,235 | $13,622,842 |
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. | 2004 | $3,389,566 (est) | $5,776,078 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $12,914 | $22,006 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $253,807 | $432,507 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $26,694, DVD $306,982 | 2004 | $333,676 | $568,609 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $254,453 (est) | $433,607 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $4,244,415 | $7,232,807 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2004 | $5,000,000 | $8,303,335 |
| 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: $3,195,392 | Reg Main Pred: $5,006,224 | 2004 | $3,656,000 (est) | $6,230,103 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $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. | 2004 | $105,261 (est) | $179,374 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2004 | $600,000 (est) | $1,022,446 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2004 | $9,361,261 | $15,735,257 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2004 | $-5,116,846 | $-8,502,450 |
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