SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Thing
2011 · Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. · Marc Abraham | Eric Newman · 1 hr 43 min
A group of scientists researching an alien spaceship found in the Antarctic come face to face with the ship's, not quite dead, occupant.
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead | 2011 | $2,477,676 | $3,546,304 | (est) |
| Joel Edgerton | 2011 | $1,525,188 | $2,183,006 | (est) |
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | 2011 | $1,148,311 | $1,643,581 | (est) |
| Ulrich Thomsen | 2011 | $938,864 | $1,343,798 | (est) |
| Eric Christian Olsen | 2011 | $803,092 | $1,149,468 | (est) |
| Trond Espen Seim | 2011 | $706,868 | $1,011,743 | (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. | 2011 | $16,928,670 | $24,230,053 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2011 | $14,576,617 | $20,863,553 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2011 | $31,505,287 | $43,944,902 |
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. | 2011 | $14,294,982 (est) | $20,460,447 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $935,798 | $1,339,410 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $552,542 | $790,855 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $1,383,589 | $1,980,334 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $1,715,810, BluRay $483,946 | 2011 | $2,199,756 | $3,148,517 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $3,252,592 (est) | $4,655,444 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2011 | $22,619,258 | $32,375,007 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2011 | $38,000,000 | $53,004,002 |
| 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: 1 | Reg Box Pred: $14,725,992 | Reg Main Pred: $15,294,189 | 2011 | $14,894,000 (est) | $21,317,824 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $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. | 2011 | $413,932 (est) | $592,463 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $4,560,000 (est) | $6,526,741 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2011 | $57,867,932 | $81,441,029 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2011 | $-35,248,675 | $-49,066,022 |
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