Blockers Budget

What is the budget of Blockers?

"Blockers," a comedy released in 2018, was directed by Kay Cannon and stars Leslie Mann, John Cena. The production budget was $21,000,000, 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: The film was produced under the working title The Pact, referring to the girls' agreement to lose their virginity. During filming, Ike Barinholtz suffered a neck injury while performing a falling stunt.

What were the major cost factors in Blockers?

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

• 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 Blockers's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $21,000,000, Blockers sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 12 Rounds (2009): Budget $22,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,280,326
• 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

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

Blockers Box Office Performance

"Blockers" earned $60,311,495 domestically and $94,017,294 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $21,000,000, 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 "Blockers," that break-even threshold was roughly $42,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $94,017,294, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $21,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $94,017,294
• Net Return: $73,017,294
• ROI: approximately 347.7%

At 347.7%, "Blockers" earned roughly $4.48 for every $1 invested in production.

Blockers Production History

The single "Love Myself" by Hailee Steinfeld appears twice in the film. In her review of Blockers, Insider writer Kim Renfro wrote, "The anthem carried throughout the movie, Hailee Steinfeld's 'Love Myself', drives the message home: 'I love me, gonna love myself, no I don't need anybody else.

Awards and Recognition

1 win & 7 nominations total

Critical Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Blockers puts a gender-swapped spin on the teen sex comedy , one elevated by strong performances, a smartly funny script, and a surprisingly enlightened perspective." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.