SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Man Who Copied
2005 · Les Mayfield · Robert N. Fried · 2 hr 3 min
A Brazilian photocopier operator falls in love with a girl who lives in an opposite house and spends his evenings looking at her through his binoculars.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | 2005 | $1,293,064 | $2,131,271 | (est) |
| Eugene Levy | 2005 | $400,000 | $659,293 | (est) |
| Miguel Ferrer | 2005 | $348,765 | $574,846 | (est) |
| Luke Goss | 2005 | $368,745 | $607,778 | (est) |
| Anthony Mackie | 2005 | $700,000 | $1,153,763 | (est) |
| Susie Essman | 2005 | $364,394 | $600,606 | (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.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $24,391 | $40,202 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2005 | $24,391 | $39,178 |
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.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $12,196 (est) | $20,101 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $398 | $655 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $65 | $107 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $5,281 | $8,705 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $158, DVD $7,760 | 2005 | $7,918 | $13,051 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $5,600 (est) | $9,230 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $31,458 | $51,850 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2005 | $20,000,000 | $32,124,936 |
| 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: $156,747 | Reg Main Pred: $796,566 | 2005 | $80,000 (est) | $131,859 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $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. | 2005 | $777 (est) | $1,281 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2005 | $2,400,000 (est) | $3,955,760 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2005 | $22,480,777 | $36,213,836 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2005 | $-22,449,319 | $-36,161,986 |
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