A Wrinkle in Time Budget

What is the budget of A Wrinkle in Time?

"A Wrinkle in Time," an adventure released in 2018, was directed by Ava DuVernay and stars Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey. The production budget was $103,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for adventure productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects: Action films allocate a substantial portion of their budget to choreographing and executing practical stunts, pyrotechnics, and CGI-heavy sequences.
• Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director): A-list talent commands significant upfront fees plus backend participation.
• Production Design, Sets & Locations: Action films frequently require multiple international shooting locations, large-scale set construction, vehicle acquisitions and modifications, and specialized equipment , all of which drive production costs well above those of dialogue-driven genres.
• Casting: On July 26, 2016, Variety reported that Oprah Winfrey began final negotiations to join the film to play Mrs.

What were the major cost factors in A Wrinkle in Time?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "A Wrinkle in Time."

• Stunts: Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects is one of the primary cost drivers in adventure productions of this scale.
• Above-the-Line Talent (Cast: Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director) is one of the primary cost drivers in adventure productions of this scale.
• Production Design: Production Design, Sets & Locations is one of the primary cost drivers in adventure productions of this scale.

How Does A Wrinkle in Time's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $103,000,000, A Wrinkle in Time sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 10,000 BC (2008): Budget $105,000,000, Worldwide Gross $269,784,201
• 1917 (2019): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $446,064,352
• 300: Rise of an Empire (2014): Budget $110,000,000 , Gross $337,580,051
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013): Budget $92,000,000, Worldwide Gross $304,654,182
• A Civil Action (1998): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $56,709,981

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

A Wrinkle in Time Box Office Performance

"A Wrinkle in Time" earned $100,478,608 domestically and $132,675,864 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $103,000,000, the film showed modest profitability in theatrical release.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "A Wrinkle in Time," that break-even threshold was roughly $206,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $132,675,864, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $103,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $132,675,864
• Net Return: $29,675,864
• ROI: approximately 28.8%

At 28.8%, "A Wrinkle in Time" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

A Wrinkle in Time Production History

On July 26, 2016, Variety reported that Oprah Winfrey began final negotiations to join the film to play Mrs. Which, the eldest of the three Mrs. Ws, celestial beings who guide the children along their journey.

Principal photography on the film began November 2, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. Tobias A. Schliessler was the film's cinematographer, Naomi Shohan was production designer, Paco Delgado was costume designer, and Rich McBride was the film's visual effects supervisor.

On September 28, 2017, Ramin Djawadi was announced as the composer for the film, replacing Jonny Greenwood, who was initially chosen to compose and score the film. On February 20, 2018, it was announced that the soundtrack would feature appearances from Sade, Sia, Kehlani, Chloe x Halle, Freestyle Fellowship, DJ Khaled, and Demi Lovato.

Awards and Recognition

5 wins & 17 nominations total

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads: "A Wrinkle in Time is visually gorgeous, big-hearted, and occasionally quite moving; unfortunately, it's also wildly ambitious to a fault, and often less than the sum of its classic parts." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.