Bad Moms Budget

What is the budget of Bad Moms?

"Bad Moms," a comedy released in 2016, was directed by Scott Moore, Jon Lucas and stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell. The production budget was $20,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for comedy productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Talent Salaries & Producing Deals: Established comedic talent can command $15 to 20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals.
• 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.
• Production: On April 30, 2015, it was announced that Jon Lucas and Scott Moore were set to direct an untitled female-led comedy, based on their own original script.

What were the major cost factors in Bad Moms?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Bad Moms."

• Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.

How Does Bad Moms's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $20,000,000, Bad Moms sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 12 Years a Slave (2013): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $187,000,000
• 21 Grams (2003): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $60,427,839
• 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $11,798,854
• A Guy Thing (2003): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,400,000
• A Most Violent Year (2014): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $12,007,070

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

Bad Moms Box Office Performance

"Bad Moms" earned $113,257,297 domestically and $183,936,074 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $20,000,000, the film performed strongly at the box office.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Bad Moms," that break-even threshold was roughly $40,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $183,936,074, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $20,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $183,936,074
• Net Return: $163,936,074
• ROI: approximately 819.7%

At 819.7%, "Bad Moms" earned roughly $9.2 for every $1 invested in production.

Bad Moms Production History

Principal photography on the film began on January 11, 2016, in New Orleans and concluded on March 1, 2016. [Filming] Principal photography on the film began on January 11, 2016, in New Orleans and concluded on March 1, 2016.

Awards and Recognition

3 wins & 5 nominations total

Critical Reception

Bad Moms received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 59% based on 172 reviews with an average rating of 5.60/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bad Moms boasts a terrific cast and a welcome twist on domestic comedy , and they're often enough to compensate for the movie's unfortunate inability to take full advantage of its assets." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.