SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Paperboy
2012 · Lee Daniels · Hilary Shor | Lee Daniels | Avi Lerner | Ed Cathell III | Cassian Elwes · 1 hr 47 min
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew McConaughey | 2012 | $752,218 | $1,054,613 | (est) |
| Zac Efron | 2012 | $463,045 | $649,190 | (est) |
| David Oyelowo | 2012 | $348,625 | $488,774 | (est) |
| Macy Gray | 2012 | $285,037 | $399,623 | (est) |
| John Cusack | 2012 | $243,817 | $341,833 | (est) |
| Nicole Kidman | 2012 | $214,604 | $300,876 | (est) |
| Scott Glenn | 2012 | $192,653 | $270,100 | (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. | 2012 | $693,286 | $971,989 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2012 | $3,090,579 | $4,333,003 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2012 | $3,783,865 | $5,169,854 |
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. | 2012 | $1,582,875 (est) | $2,219,196 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $64,158 | $89,950 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $40,623 | $56,954 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $79,200 | $111,039 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $99,798, BluRay $35,064 | 2012 | $134,862 | $189,077 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $143,132 (est) | $200,672 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2012 | $2,044,850 | $2,866,887 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2012 | $12,500,000 | $17,078,615 |
| 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: $2,786,050 | Reg Main Pred: $4,527,285 | 2012 | $3,223,000 (est) | $4,518,657 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $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. | 2012 | $35,989 (est) | $50,457 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2012 | $1,500,000 (est) | $2,103,005 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2012 | $17,258,989 | $23,750,735 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2012 | $-15,214,139 | $-20,883,847 |
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