Borderlands Budget

What is the budget of Borderlands?

"Borderlands," an action released in 2024, was directed by Eli Roth and stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart. The production budget was $115,000,000, 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.
• Production: In 2011, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford had his first conversation about a possible film adaptation of Borderlands with producers Avi and Ari Arad of Arad Productions.

What were the major cost factors in Borderlands?

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

• 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 Borderlands's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $115,000,000, Borderlands sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Elysium (2013): Budget $115,000,000, Worldwide Gross $286,140,700
• Monsters, Inc. (2001): Budget $115,000,000, Worldwide Gross $579,700,000
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001): Budget $115,000,000 , Gross $274,703,340
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999): Budget $115,000,000 , Gross $924,317,558
• Triple Frontier (2019): Budget $115,000,000

The median budget for wide-release action films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Borderlands Box Office Performance

"Borderlands" earned $15,482,668 domestically and $33,017,367 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $115,000,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Borderlands," that break-even threshold was roughly $230,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $33,017,367, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $115,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $33,017,367
• Net Return: −$81,982,633
• ROI: approximately -71.3%

At -71.3%, "Borderlands" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

1 win & 12 nominations total

Critical Reception

Borderlands received negative reviews from critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 46% positive score, with 31% saying they would definitely recommend it. while Variety found it was a "generic gaming adaptation that deprives audiences of the most valuable ingredient of its source: surprise." The Independent said it was a "total disaster" while Rolling Stone wondered if Borderlands was the worst video game movie ever.