Boy Erased Budget

What is the budget of Boy Erased?

"Boy Erased," a drama released in 2018, was directed by Joel Edgerton and stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman. The production budget was $15,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for drama productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances.
• Location Filming & Period Production Design: Authentic locations , whether contemporary or historical , require scouting, permits, travel, lodging, and often significant dressing to match the story's time period.
• Post-Production, Color Grading & Score: The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone.
• Production: On June 8, 2017, it was revealed that a bidding war had begun between Netflix, Annapurna Pictures, Focus Features, and Amazon Studios for distribution rights to a film package set to star Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, and be directed and written by Edgerton, based on Garrard Conley's memoir Boy Erased.

What were the major cost factors in Boy Erased?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Boy Erased."

• Above-the-Line Talent: Above-the-Line Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Location Filming: Location Filming & Period Production Design is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Post-Production: Post-Production, Color Grading & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.

How Does Boy Erased's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $15,000,000, Boy Erased sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• A Dangerous Method (2011): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $27,462,041
• Ben-Hur (1959): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $164,000,000
• Land of the Dead (2005): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $47,074,133
• Into the Wild (2007): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $56,255,142
• King's Ransom (2005): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $4,139,856

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

Boy Erased Box Office Performance

"Boy Erased" earned $7,900,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $15,000,000, 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 "Boy Erased," that break-even threshold was roughly $30,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $7,900,000, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $15,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $7,900,000
• Net Return: −$7,100,000
• ROI: approximately -47.3%

At -47.3%, "Boy Erased" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

• AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Nicole Kidman
• AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Edgerton

Critical Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Anchored in empathy by writer-director-star Joel Edgerton, Boy Erased proves the road to complex, powerfully performed drama can also be paved with good intentions." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.