Battleship Budget

What is the budget of Battleship?

"Battleship," a thriller released in 2012, was directed by Peter Berg and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård. The production budget was $209,000,000, placing it in the blockbuster range for thriller productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Talent & Director Compensation: Thrillers depend on compelling lead performances to sustain tension, making cast compensation a primary budget concern. Directors with proven thriller credentials command premium fees.
• Cinematography & Location Photography: Thriller aesthetics demand specific visual languages , surveillance-style photography, claustrophobic framing, or expansive location work across multiple cities or countries.
• Editorial & Sound Post-Production: Precision editing , controlling information flow, building suspense through pacing, and orchestrating reveals , requires extended post-production schedules.
• Casting: Jeremy Renner was originally considered for the role of Hopper.

What were the major cost factors in Battleship?

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

• Talent: Talent & Director Compensation is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
• Cinematography: Cinematography & Location Photography is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
• Editorial: Editorial & Sound Post-Production is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.

How Does Battleship's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $209,000,000, Battleship sits in the blockbuster range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023): Budget $205,000,000, Worldwide Gross $440,181,226
• 2012 (2009): Budget $200,000,000, Worldwide Gross $791,217,826
• Alice in Wonderland (2010): Budget $200,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,025,467,110
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023): Budget $200,000,000 , Gross $476,071,180
• Argylle (2024): Budget $200,000,000, Worldwide Gross $96,221,061

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

Battleship Box Office Performance

"Battleship" earned $65,422,625 domestically and $303,025,485 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $209,000,000, 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 "Battleship," that break-even threshold was roughly $418,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $303,025,485, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $209,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $303,025,485
• Net Return: $94,025,485
• ROI: approximately 45%

At 45%, "Battleship" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Battleship Production History

Jeremy Renner was originally considered for the role of Hopper. In April 2010, it was reported that Taylor Kitsch had been cast as Alex Hopper, Alexander Skarsgård played his brother Stone Hopper, Brooklyn Decker stars as Sam, Hopper's fiancee and Liam Neeson as Admiral Shane, Sam's father and Hopper's superior officer. Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna makes her acting debut in the film, as a sailor.

Due to his success with the Transformers franchise, composer Steve Jablonsky was chosen to score the official soundtrack. The soundtrack features original compositions from Jablonsky and features rock guitarist Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine. Director Peter Berg stated:

Awards and Recognition

4 wins & 16 nominations total

• Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress: Rihanna

Critical Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports that 34% of 225 critics gave the film a positive review and an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "It may offer energetic escapism for less demanding filmgoers, but Battleship is too loud, poorly written, and formulaic to justify its expense , and a lot less fun than its source material." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.