SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
We Bought a Zoo
2011 · Cameron Crowe · Julie Yorn | Marc Gordon | Cameron Crowe · 2 hr 4 min
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Damon | 2011 | $6,445,662 | $9,225,694 | (est) |
| Scarlett Johansson | 2011 | $2,505,506 | $3,586,138 | (est) |
| Thomas Haden Church | 2011 | $400,000 | $572,521 | (est) |
| Patrick Fugit | 2011 | $449,945 | $644,008 | (est) |
| Elle Fanning | 2011 | $743,972 | $1,064,849 | (est) |
| John Michael Higgins | 2011 | $522,992 | $748,560 | (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. | 2011 | $75,624,550 | $108,241,630 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2011 | $44,457,291 | $63,631,845 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2011 | $120,081,841 | $167,495,214 |
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. | 2011 | $55,595,191 (est) | $79,573,553 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $4,030,822 | $5,769,326 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $2,393,534 | $3,425,871 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $5,848,358 | $8,370,771 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $7,224,068, BluRay $2,037,558 | 2011 | $9,261,625 | $13,256,190 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $14,412,931 (est) | $20,629,268 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2011 | $91,542,460 | $131,024,980 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2011 | $50,000,000 | $69,742,108 |
| 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: $35,332,433 | Reg Main Pred: $60,889,332 | 2011 | $41,599,000 (est) | $59,540,765 (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 | $1,675,227 (est) | $2,397,757 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2011 | $6,000,000 (est) | $8,587,817 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2011 | $99,274,227 | $140,268,447 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2011 | $-7,731,767 | $-9,243,467 |
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