Catch That Kid Budget

What is the budget of Catch That Kid?

"Catch That Kid," a family released in 2004, was directed by Bart Freundlich and stars Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu. The production budget was $18,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for family productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a family 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: Mara Wilson revealed she auditioned for the role of Maddy Phillips, despite knowing she was too old for the role, in a 2016 article written by the actress for The Guardian.

What were the major cost factors in Catch That Kid?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Catch That Kid."

• Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
• Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
• Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.

How Does Catch That Kid's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $18,000,000, Catch That Kid sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 127 Hours (2010): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $35,700,000
• A Dog's Way Home (2019): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,643,857
• Amadeus (1984): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $90,007,557
• And So It Goes (2014): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $25,312,387
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004): Budget $18,000,000 , Gross $65,070,412

The median budget for wide-release family films in the 2000s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Catch That Kid Box Office Performance

"Catch That Kid" earned $16,703,799 domestically and $16,951,702 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $18,000,000, 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 "Catch That Kid," that break-even threshold was roughly $36,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $16,951,702, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $18,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $16,951,702
• Net Return: −$1,048,298
• ROI: approximately -5.8%

At -5.8%, "Catch That Kid" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

1 nomination total

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 13% based on 86 reviews and an average score of 3.82/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "An unimaginative heist movie aimed strictly at the preteen set." On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 33 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.