Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Beast (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Idris Elba, Leah Sava Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Sharlto Copley, Martin Munro, Liyabuya Gongo DIRECTOR: Baltasar Kormákur CINEMATOGRAPHY: Philippe Rousselot MUSIC: Steven Price PRODUCTION: RVK Studios, Will Packer Productions, Universal Pictures, dentsu

Box Office Performance

Beast earned $31,846,530 domestically and $24,153,470 internationally, for a worldwide total of $56,000,000. Revenue was split 57% domestic / 43% international.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Filming & Locations

Filming commenced on June 1, 2021, in South Africa and lasted for 10 weeks. Filming locations included Cape Town, Limpopo, and the Orange River.

[Filming] Filming commenced on June 1, 2021, in South Africa and lasted for 10 weeks. Filming locations included Cape Town, Limpopo, and the Orange River.

▸ Music & Score

Steven Price composed the film score. Back Lot Music has released the soundtrack.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 2 nominations total

Additional Recognition: The film was nominated for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards. It was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Effects in a Live Action Production at the 50th Annie Awards.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 68% of 208 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Want to watch Idris Elba fight a lion? The admirably lean yet ultimately disposable Beast is just the movie you're looking for." Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak gave the film a 65% overall positive score, with 46% saying they would definitely recommend it. Wenlei Ma writing for news.com.au commended the film's focus: "it's a chase film and what you get is a suspenseful chase. Job done." Critic Dwight Brown wrote: "The success of this film's eye-catching, ear-grabbing hocus pocus can be traced back to smart direction, near seamless visual/sound effects, tight editing and the supremely talented Idris Elba."

Odie Henderson of RogerEbert.com, gave it 2.5 out of 4 and compared the film to its contemporary, Prey (2022): "both have messages about hunters ravaging the animal kingdom and paying dearly for it [...]. The climactic showdown in both films boils down to the hero using what they know about their location and their foe, though this film requires a lot more suspension of disbelief." Richard Roeper called it "intermittently exciting but also quite dumb and ridiculous".