Synopsis

On December 28th, 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, the Devil decides to crash the party by coming to the city, inhabiting a man's body, and searching for his chosen bride, a 20-year-old woman named Christine York. If he bears her child between 11:00 PM and midnight on New Year's Eve, the world will end, and the only hope lies within an atheist ex-cop named Jericho Cane, who no longer believes in God because of the murder of his wife and daughter.

What is the budget of End of Days?

"End of Days," a action released in 1999, was directed by Peter Hyams and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne. The production budget was $100,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for action productions of the 1990s.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects: Action films allocate a substantial portion of their budget to choreographing and executing practical stunts, pyrotechnics, and CGI-heavy sequences.
Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director): A-list talent commands significant upfront fees plus backend participation.
Production Design, Sets & Locations: Action films frequently require multiple international shooting locations, large-scale set construction, vehicle acquisitions and modifications, and specialized equipment , all of which drive production costs well above those of dialogue-driven genres.

What were the major cost factors in End of Days?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "End of Days."

Stunts: Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.
Above-the-Line Talent (Cast: Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director) is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.
Production Design: Production Design, Sets & Locations is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.

How Does End of Days's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $100,000,000, End of Days sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

1917 (2019): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $446,064,352
American Gangster (2007): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $269,755,430
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024): Budget $100,000,000 , Gross $404,547,819
Batman Forever (1995): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $336,529,144
Bicentennial Man (1999): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $87,423,861

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

End of Days Box Office Performance

"End of Days" earned $66,889,043 domestically and $212,000,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $100,000,000, the film showed modest profitability in theatrical release.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "End of Days," that break-even threshold was roughly $200,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $212,000,000, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $100,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $212,000,000
Net Return: $112,000,000
ROI: approximately 112%

At 112%, "End of Days" earned roughly $2.12 for every $1 invested in production.