A Quiet Place Day One Budget

What is the budget of A Quiet Place Day One?

"A Quiet Place Day One," a horror released in 2024, was directed by Michael Sarnoski and stars Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn. The production budget was $67,000,000, placing it in the high-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.

What were the major cost factors in A Quiet Place Day One?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "A Quiet Place Day One."

• 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 A Quiet Place Day One's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $67,000,000, A Quiet Place Day One sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• The New Mutants (2020): Budget $67,000,000, Worldwide Gross $49,169,594
• Hellboy (2004): Budget $66,000,000, Worldwide Gross $99,318,987
• Fury (2014): Budget $68,000,000, Worldwide Gross $211,817,906
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010): Budget $68,000,000 , Gross $698,491,347
• Nope (2022): Budget $68,000,000, Worldwide Gross $171,932,082

The median budget for wide-release horror films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

A Quiet Place Day One Box Office Performance

"A Quiet Place Day One" earned $139,051,884 domestically and $261,907,653 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $67,000,000, the film performed strongly at the box office.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "A Quiet Place Day One," that break-even threshold was roughly $134,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $261,907,653, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $67,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $261,907,653
• Net Return: $194,907,653
• ROI: approximately 290.9%

At 290.9%, "A Quiet Place Day One" earned roughly $3.91 for every $1 invested in production.

Awards and Recognition

5 wins & 12 nominations total