SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2015 · Ian Cheney · Jennifer 8. Lee | Amanda Murray · 1 hr 11 min
Who was General Tso, and why are we eating his chicken? This feature documentary explores the origins and ubiquity of Chinese-American food through the story of an iconic sweet and spicy chicken dish.
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Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2015 | $54,275 | $73,718 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2015 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2015 | $54,275 | $71,840 |
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. | 2015 | $27,138 (est) | $36,859 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $5,270 | $7,157 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $4,359 | $5,921 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $2,577 | $3,500 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $3,535, BluRay $1,618 | 2015 | $5,154 | $7,000 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $10,050 (est) | $13,650 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2015 | $54,546 | $74,086 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2015 | $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: $100,737 | Reg Main Pred: $344,295 | 2015 | $80,000 (est) | $108,658 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $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. | 2015 | $867 (est) | $1,178 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2015 | $30,000 (est) | $40,747 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2015 | $360,867 | $490,140 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2015 | $-306,321 | $-416,054 |
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