Clown in a Cornfield Budget

What is the budget of Clown in a Cornfield?

"Clown in a Cornfield," a horror released in 2025, was directed by Eli Craig and stars Katie Douglas, Carson MacCormac. The production budget was $1,000,000, placing it in the micro-budget range for horror productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup: Horror productions invest disproportionately in practical effects , prosthetic applications, animatronics, blood and gore effects, and creature suits. A single hero creature suit can cost $50,000 to 200,000.
• Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography: Creating dread through environment is essential. Abandoned locations must be secured and dressed, lighting rigs designed for shadow and tension, and sets built to enable specific camera movements and reveals.
• Sound Design & Score: Horror is arguably the most sound-dependent genre. Foley work, ambient textures, frequency manipulation, and jump-scare stingers require specialized sound designers working with unconventional techniques.
• Production: Plans to adapt Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield were announced in 2020, prior to the novel's August release.

What were the major cost factors in Clown in a Cornfield?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Clown in a Cornfield."

• Practical Effects: Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Atmospheric Production Design: Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Sound Design: Sound Design & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.

How Does Clown in a Cornfield's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $1,000,000, Clown in a Cornfield sits in the micro-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Gone in 60 Seconds (1974): Budget $1,000,000, Worldwide Gross $40,000,000
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974): Budget $1,000,000, Worldwide Gross $12,200,000
• Rear Window (1954): Budget $1,000,000, Worldwide Gross $37,042,336
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024): Budget $1,000,000, Worldwide Gross $73,800,000
• Raise the Red Lantern (1991): Budget $1,000,000, Worldwide Gross $16,600,000

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

Clown in a Cornfield Box Office Performance

"Clown in a Cornfield" earned $7,251,799 domestically and $13,850,731 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $1,000,000, 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 "Clown in a Cornfield," that break-even threshold was roughly $2,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $13,850,731, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $1,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $13,850,731
• Net Return: $12,850,731
• ROI: approximately 1285.1%

At 1285.1%, "Clown in a Cornfield" earned roughly $13.85 for every $1 invested in production.

Clown in a Cornfield Production History

The film soundtrack "covers everything from 1980s hip-hop to modern electronica".

Awards and Recognition

1 nomination total

Critical Reception

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, while 44% of those surveyed by PostTrak said they would definitely recommend it. Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Tucker and Dale vs.