Assassin’s Creed Budget

What is the budget of Assassin’s Creed?

"Assassin’s Creed," an action released in 2016, was directed by Justin Kurzel and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard. The production budget was $125,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for action productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for an action 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.

What were the major cost factors in Assassin’s Creed?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Assassin’s Creed."

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

How Does Assassin’s Creed's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $125,000,000, Assassin’s Creed sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Artemis Fowl (2020): Budget $125,000,000
• After Earth (2013): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $243,843,127
• Ant-Man (2015): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $519,311,965
• 300: Rise of an Empire (2014): Budget $110,000,000 , Gross $337,580,051
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018): Budget $140,000,000, Worldwide Gross $622,674,139

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

Assassin’s Creed Box Office Performance

"Assassin’s Creed" earned $54,647,948 domestically and $240,700,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $125,000,000, 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 "Assassin’s Creed," that break-even threshold was roughly $250,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $240,700,000, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $125,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $240,700,000
• Net Return: $115,700,000
• ROI: approximately 92.6%

At 92.6%, "Assassin’s Creed" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Awards and Recognition

2 wins & 2 nominations total