SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2006 · Michael Kang · Miguel Arteta | Karin Chien | Matthew Greenfield | Gina Kwon · 1 hr 15 min
Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Chyau | 2006 | $7,500 | $11,975 | (est) |
| Sung Kang | 2006 | $25,000 | $39,918 | (est) |
| Jade Wu | 2006 | $3,125 | $4,990 | (est) |
| Samantha Futerman | 2006 | $2,000 | $3,193 | (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. | 2006 | $51,540 | $82,295 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2006 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2006 | $51,540 | $80,199 |
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. | 2006 | $25,770 (est) | $41,148 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $877 | $1,400 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $278 | $444 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $8,434 | $13,466 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $12,238, BluRay $124 | 2006 | $12,362 | $19,738 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $10,971 (est) | $17,518 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2006 | $58,691 | $93,713 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2006 | $250,000 | 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: $167,246 | Reg Main Pred: $613,497 | 2006 | $80,000 (est) | $127,738 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $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. | 2006 | $1,391 (est) | $2,221 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2006 | $30,000 (est) | $47,902 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2006 | $361,391 | $577,042 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2006 | $-302,700 | $-483,329 |
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