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The Most Unknown

2018 · Ian Cheney · Ian Cheney | Xavier Aaronson | Joseph Bachor · 1 hr 32 min

The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? By introducing researchers from diverse backgrounds for the first time, then dropping them into new, immersive field work they previously hadn't tackled, the film reveals the true potential of interdisciplinary collaboration, pushing the boundaries of how science storytelling is approached. What emerges is a deeply human trip to the foundations of discovery and a powerful reminder that the unanswered questions are the most crucial ones to pose. Directed by Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney (The Search for General Tso, The City Dark) and advised by world-renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Grizzly Man), The Most Unknown is an ambitious look at a side of science never before shown on screen. The film was made possible by a grant from Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science.

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Cast Salaries

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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. 2018 $12,119 $15,536
International International theatrical box office gross. 2018 $0 $0
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. 2018 $12,119 $15,140

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. 2018 $6,060 (est) $7,768 (est)
Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2018 $2,078 $2,664
Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2018 $2,065 $2,648
Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2018 $562 $721
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $843, BluRay $516 2018 $1,359 $1,742
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2018 $2,353 (est) $3,017 (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 2018 $14,477 $18,560
Expenses
Budget Production budget. 2018 $245,000 N/A
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: $44,655 | Reg Main Pred: $185,520 2018 $80,000 (est) $102,557 (est)
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 $210 (est) $269 (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. 2018 $29,400 (est) $37,690 (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. 2018 $354,610 $454,596
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. 2018 $-340,132 $-436,036

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