American Animals Budget

What is the budget of American Animals?

"American Animals," a drama released in 2018, was directed by Bart Layton and stars Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan. The production budget was $3,000,000, placing it in the micro-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: Filming began in Charlotte, North Carolina, in February 2017.

What were the major cost factors in American Animals?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "American Animals."

• 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 American Animals's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $3,000,000, American Animals sits in the micro-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Ghost in the Shell (1995): Budget $3,000,000, Worldwide Gross $10,000,000
• Witness for the Prosecution (1957): Budget $3,000,000, Worldwide Gross $9,000,000
• Perfect Blue (1998): Budget $3,000,000, Worldwide Gross $683,666
• In the Mood for Love (2000): Budget $3,000,000, Worldwide Gross $15,867,968
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975): Budget $3,000,000, Worldwide Gross $108,981,275

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

American Animals Box Office Performance

"American Animals" earned $2,856,954 domestically and $2,847,319 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $3,000,000, 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 "American Animals," that break-even threshold was roughly $6,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $2,847,319, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $3,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $2,847,319
• Net Return: −$152,681
• ROI: approximately -5.1%

At -5.1%, "American Animals" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

American Animals Production History

The score and themes were composed by Anne Nikitin. Other songs include: * Devil In Me - 22-20s * Sound of da Police - KRS-One * Free Animal - Foreign Air * In Cold Blood - Alt-J Baauer remix * Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan * A Little Less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix * Breathe and Stop - Q-Tip * Red Balloon - Tim Hardin * Bullet in the Head - Rage Against the Machine * Definition - Black Star * D.R.E.A.M. - Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli * What It's Worth - Black Milk * Ms.

Awards and Recognition

10 wins & 22 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, "American Animals tangles with a number of weighty themes, but never at the expense of delivering a queasily compelling true crime thriller." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.