Collide Budget

What is the budget of Collide?

"Collide," a thriller released in 2016, was directed by Eran Creevy and stars Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones. The production budget was $21,500,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for thriller productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Talent & Director Compensation: Thrillers depend on compelling lead performances to sustain tension, making cast compensation a primary budget concern. Directors with proven thriller credentials command premium fees.
• Cinematography & Location Photography: Thriller aesthetics demand specific visual languages , surveillance-style photography, claustrophobic framing, or expansive location work across multiple cities or countries.
• Editorial & Sound Post-Production: Precision editing , controlling information flow, building suspense through pacing, and orchestrating reveals , requires extended post-production schedules.
• Production: On May 15, 2013, Zac Efron and Amber Heard joined the cast of the film, then titled Autobahn, before later dropping out.

What were the major cost factors in Collide?

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

• Talent: Talent & Director Compensation is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
• Cinematography: Cinematography & Location Photography is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
• Editorial: Editorial & Sound Post-Production is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.

How Does Collide's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $21,500,000, Collide sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• My Fellow Americans (1996): Budget $21,500,000
• The White Ribbon (2009): Budget $21,555,450, Worldwide Gross $11,652,157
• Night Teeth (2021): Budget $21,700,000
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001): Budget $21,150,000, Worldwide Gross $39,438,674
• 12 Rounds (2009): Budget $22,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,280,326

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

Collide Box Office Performance

"Collide" earned $6,817,535 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $21,500,000, 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 "Collide," that break-even threshold was roughly $43,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $6,817,535, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $21,500,000
• Worldwide Gross: $6,817,535
• Net Return: −$14,682,465
• ROI: approximately -68.3%

At -68.3%, "Collide" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Critical Reception

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commended Creevy and Frazier for adding "amusing, campy touches" to their script that allow both Kingsley and Hopkins to deliver gallows humor but felt it was "forced and artificial", along with the "utterly ludicrous plot machinations" during Casey's escape scenes, concluding that: "The vehicular mayhem is generally well-staged, and the film moves along at a brisk pace during its fat-free, 99-minute running time.