The Marvels is MCU’s next big outing and, as its release date approaches, people have begun to wonder about its budget, runtime, and other trivia information. While reports have suggested that it is the shortest MCU movie to date, it is certainly not the cheapest. Here’s how much money was spent on The Marvels, and how much it would need to make to break even.
How much money did The Marvels movie cost?
Disney reportedly spent $274.8 million on The Marvels.
The production budget was recently rumored to be around $130 million for The Marvels. However, a recent report from Forbes states that the actual budget is more than double this.
In Disney’s company filings released on September 19, 2023, it was disclosed that $274.8 million were spent on The Marvels. Out of that, $55 million was subsidized by the UK government, where The Marvels was filmed. So, Disney’s total expenditure was $219.8 million (including reshoots).
That’s almost $70 million more than what was spent on Captain Marvel, which ended up making $1.131 billion worldwide. Disney likely hopes that The Marvels will echo the first movie’s success.
How much money does The Marvels need to be profitable?
The Marvels must make more than $439.6 million to become profitable.
The general calculation sees studios receiving half of a film’s box office taking, meaning that The Marvels will break even at $439.6 million.
However, this amount doesn’t consider the money spent on marketing the film. Adding that to the total, The Marvels might need to pull in way over $500 million to become profitable, depending on the currently unknown marketing costs.
The Marvels could find it tough to produce these numbers as superhero movies have blown hot and cold in 2023. On top of that, The Marvels went through a lot of reshoots and has a much shorter runtime.
What’s more, it isn’t sandwiched between two Avengers movies to raise the hype, just as Captain Marvel did. Additionally, it is coming out during troublesome times for the MCU. Therefore, things could prove tricky for the film when it arrives on November 10, 2023.
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