SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
The Wasted Times
2016 · Cheng Er · Jason Siu | T.K. Yang | Dajun Zhang · 2 hr 5 min
Over the course of several decades, a deal between the Japanese army and criminals in Shanghai plays out with violence and betrayal.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ge You | 2016 | $908,610 | $1,218,673 | (est) |
| Zhang Ziyi | 2016 | $984,293 | $1,320,183 | (est) |
| Tadanobu Asano | 2016 | $671,790 | $901,038 | (est) |
Box Office
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. | 2016 | $386,540 | $518,447 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2016 | $17,958,832 | $24,087,283 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2016 | $18,345,372 | $23,978,930 |
Earnings / Profitability
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. | 2016 | $7,376,803 (est) | $9,894,137 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $80,319 | $107,727 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $67,347 | $90,329 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $38,914 | $52,194 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $55,985, BluRay $28,330 | 2016 | $84,314 | $113,086 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $83,760 (est) | $112,343 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2016 | $7,731,457 | $10,369,817 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2016 | $30,287,000 | 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: $4,551,858 | Reg Main Pred: $4,554,391 | 2016 | $4,553,000 (est) | $6,106,711 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $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. | 2016 | $119,064 (est) | $159,695 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2016 | $3,634,440 (est) | $4,874,693 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2016 | $38,593,504 | $51,763,538 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2016 | $-30,862,047 | $-41,393,721 |
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