1922 Budget

What is the budget of 1922?

"1922," a horror released in 2017, was directed by Zak Hilditch and stars Thomas Jane, Molly Parker. The production budget was $5,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for horror productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a horror production like this include:

• Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup: Horror productions invest disproportionately in practical effects , prosthetic applications, animatronics, blood and gore effects, and creature suits. A single hero creature suit can cost $50,000 to 200,000.
• Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography: Creating dread through environment is essential. Abandoned locations must be secured and dressed, lighting rigs designed for shadow and tension, and sets built to enable specific camera movements and reveals.
• Sound Design & Score: Horror is arguably the most sound-dependent genre. Foley work, ambient textures, frequency manipulation, and jump-scare stingers require specialized sound designers working with unconventional techniques.
• Production: While working on These Final Hours (2013), director Zak Hilditch came across Full Dark, No Stars (2010), a collection of four novellas by Stephen King including Big Driver, Fair Extension, A Good Marriage, and 1922.

What were the major cost factors in 1922?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "1922."

• Practical Effects: Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Atmospheric Production Design: Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Sound Design: Sound Design & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.

How Does 1922's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $5,000,000, 1922 sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Come and See (1985): Budget $5,000,000, Worldwide Gross $20,929,648
• Cinema Paradiso (1988): Budget $5,000,000, Worldwide Gross $35,962,062
• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985): Budget $5,000,000 , Gross $502,758
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968): Budget $5,000,000, Worldwide Gross $5,380,118
• A Separation (2011): Budget $5,000,000, Worldwide Gross $24,426,169

The median budget for wide-release horror films in the 2010s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

1922 Box Office Performance

"1922" earned $2,943,477 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $5,000,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "1922," that break-even threshold was roughly $10,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $2,943,477, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $5,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $2,943,477
• Net Return: −$2,056,523
• ROI: approximately -41.1%

At -41.1%, "1922" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Critical Reception

1922 received positive reviews. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 91% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: "Thanks to director Zak Hilditch's patient storytelling and strong work from lead Thomas Jane, 1922 ranks among the more satisfying Stephen King adaptations." Metacritic reports an aggregated score of 70 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.