Derailed Budget

What is the budget of Derailed?

"Derailed," a drama released in 2005, was directed by Mikael Håfström and stars Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston. The production budget was $22,000,000, placing it in the mid-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.

What were the major cost factors in Derailed?

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

• 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 Derailed's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $22,000,000, Derailed sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 12 Rounds (2009): Budget $22,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,280,326
• Before I Go to Sleep (2014): Budget $22,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,669,776
• Dances with Wolves (1990): Budget $22,000,000, Worldwide Gross $424,208,848
• The White Ribbon (2009): Budget $21,555,450, Worldwide Gross $11,652,157
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001): Budget $21,150,000, Worldwide Gross $39,438,674

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

Derailed Box Office Performance

"Derailed" earned $36,024,076 domestically and $57,479,076 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $22,000,000, 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 "Derailed," that break-even threshold was roughly $44,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $57,479,076, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $22,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $57,479,076
• Net Return: $35,479,076
• ROI: approximately 161.3%

At 161.3%, "Derailed" earned roughly $2.61 for every $1 invested in production.

Awards and Recognition

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Critical Reception

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film two and a half out of four stars and believed that Owen's and Aniston's performances were intriguing. Ebert said, "Clive Owen was my candidate for James Bond, and can play hard and heartless rotters (see Closer), but here he is quiet and sad, with a sort of passivity. He lets his face relax into acceptance of his own bad fortune. Jennifer Aniston does that interesting thing of not being a stereotyped sexpot but being irresistibly intriguing. That works with a man like Charles.