Aloha Budget

What is the budget of Aloha?

"Aloha," a drama released in 2015, was directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone. The production budget was $37,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for drama productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances.
• Location Filming & Period Production Design: Authentic locations , whether contemporary or historical , require scouting, permits, travel, lodging, and often significant dressing to match the story's time period.
• Post-Production, Color Grading & Score: The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone.
• Production: Emma Stone was first to be cast in the film in 2012.

What were the major cost factors in Aloha?

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Above-the-Line Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Location Filming: Location Filming & Period Production Design is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Post-Production: Post-Production, Color Grading & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.

How Does Aloha's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $37,000,000, Aloha sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• House on Haunted Hill (1999): Budget $37,000,000, Worldwide Gross $40,846,082
• Magnolia (1999): Budget $37,000,000, Worldwide Gross $48,451,803
• Twilight (2008): Budget $37,000,000, Worldwide Gross $393,616,788
• 13 Going on 30 (2004): Budget $37,000,000, Worldwide Gross $96,458,118
• White Chicks (2004): Budget $37,000,000, Worldwide Gross $113,100,000

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

Aloha Box Office Performance

"Aloha" earned $26,250,020 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $37,000,000, 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 "Aloha," that break-even threshold was roughly $74,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $26,250,020, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $37,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $26,250,020
• Net Return: −$10,749,980
• ROI: approximately -29.1%

At -29.1%, "Aloha" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Aloha Production History

The musical score for Aloha was composed by Jónsi & Alex, following Jónsi's collaboration with Cameron Crowe on We Bought a Zoo (2011). Mark Mothersbaugh said in May 2014 that originally he was going to score the film. On May 26, 2015, Madison Gate Records and Sony Legacy released a soundtrack album, which included tracks by Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Jonsi & Alex, Beck and Josh Ritter.

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 166 critics, with an average rating of 4.30/10. The critics' consensus reads: "Meandering and insubstantial, Aloha finds writer-director Cameron Crowe at his most sentimental and least compelling." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, surveyed audiences gave Aloha an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.