Production Budget Analysis

What was the production budget for Analyze That?

Directed by Harold Ramis, with Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow leading the cast, Analyze That was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures with a confirmed budget of $60,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget category for comedy films as part of the Analyze Collection.

With a $60,000,000 budget, Analyze That sits in the mid-range of studio releases. Marketing costs for a wide release at this level typically add $30–60 million, putting the break-even point near $150,000,000.

Budget Comparison — Similar Productions

• 15 Minutes (2001): Budget $60,000,000 | Gross $56,359,980 → ROI: -6% • Almost Famous (2000): Budget $60,000,000 | Gross $47,386,287 → ROI: -21% • Antz (1998): Budget $60,000,000 | Gross $171,757,863 → ROI: 186% • 2 Guns (2013): Budget $61,000,000 | Gross $131,940,411 → ROI: 116% • 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001): Budget $62,000,000 | Gross $18,720,175 → ROI: -70%

Key Budget Allocation Categories

▸ Talent Salaries & Producing Deals Established comedic talent can command $15–20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals. Comedy ensembles multiply this cost across several well-known performers.

▸ Production & Location Filming While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.

▸ Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum. Studios typically spend 50–100% of the production budget on marketing, with comedy trailers and social media campaigns being particularly expensive.

Key Production Personnel

CAST: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Joe Viterelli, Cathy Moriarty Key roles: Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti; Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel; Lisa Kudrow as Laura Sobel; Joe Viterelli as Jelly

DIRECTOR: Harold Ramis CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ellen Kuras MUSIC: David Holmes EDITING: Andrew Mondshein PRODUCTION: Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Face Productions, Tribeca Productions, Spring Creek Pictures, Baltimore Pictures FILMED IN: United States of America

Box Office Performance

Analyze That earned $32,130,627 domestically and $22,872,508 internationally, for a worldwide total of $55,003,135. Revenue was split 58% domestic / 42% international.

Break-Even Analysis

Using the industry-standard 2.5x multiplier (P&A + exhibitor shares of 40–50% + distribution fees), Analyze That needed approximately $150,000,000 to break even. The film fell $94,996,865 short in theatrical revenue. Ancillary streams (home media, streaming, TV) may have bridged the gap.

Return on Investment (ROI)

Revenue: $55,003,135 Budget: $60,000,000 Net: $-4,996,865 ROI: -8.3%

Profitability Assessment

VERDICT: Unprofitable (Theatrical)

Analyze That earned $55,003,135 against a $60,000,000 budget (-8% ROI), falling short of theatrical profitability. Ancillary revenue may have reduced the deficit.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: Analyze That is part of the Analyze Collection.

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Filming & Locations

Filming began in April 2002, and most of the scenes were shot in and around New York City, 7 months after the 9/11 attacks. Producer Jane Rosenthal said that they decided to shoot the film there because "[i]t would have been unpatriotic not to shoot the picture in New York... As a New Yorker it was extremely important for me to get back to work and business as usual after 9/11."

Filming locations for Vitti's attempts at lawful employment include an Audi dealership on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a jewelry store in the Diamond District on West 47th Street, and Gallagher's Steak House on West 52nd Street. The prison scenes were filmed at the Riker's Island prison in Queens, with the prison-release scene shot outside of the entrance to Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. The funeral for Ben's father was filmed at Riverside Memorial Chapel on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and the Sobel household scenes were shot in Montclair, New Jersey. The dinner at Nogo restaurant was filmed at West 13th Street, in a restaurant that had closed and had been refurbished by the film's art department. The scenes of Patty LoPresti's home were filmed in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and the Little Caesar was set in Washington Square Park, Manhattan.

Cinematographer Ellen Kuras said that in shooting the film, the intention was to highlight the contrast between Vitti and Sobel's environments, because the film "exists in two different worlds... We wanted to evoke the contrast so we made Vitti's world cool, blue and blue-green, whereas Ben's world has a brighter, warmer palette, yellows and oranges that provide a neutral tone."

[Filming] Filming began in April 2002, and most of the scenes were shot in and around New York City, 7 months after the 9/11 attacks. Producer Jane Rosenthal said that they decided to shoot the film there because "[i]t would have been unpatriotic not to shoot the picture in New York...

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 1 win total

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale of A+ to F.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 stars out of 4, and wrote, "If the first film seemed to flow naturally from the premise, this one seems to slink uneasily onto the screen, aware that it feels exactly like a facile, superficial recycling job."

The film won the award for Worst Sequel at the 2002 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.