Synopsis

Destined to become a fearless fighting bull, the young pacifist and flower-loving calf, Ferdinand, summons up the courage to escape from a Spanish bull-training camp, to finally find himself on little Nina's idyllic and fragrant farm. However, an unfortunate run-in with a busy golden bee will send the immense but peaceful animal back to the old Casa del Toro academy, where the famous matador, El Primero, usually selects his worthy bovine opponents for the arena. Does Ferdinand hide a fierce champion underneath a mountain of muscles, or is he a gentle giant after all?

What is the budget of Ferdinand?

"Ferdinand," a animation released in 2017, was directed by Carlos Saldanha and stars John Cena, Kate McKinnon. The production budget was $111,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for animation productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Animation Production Pipeline: The bulk of an animated film's budget funds the multi-year production pipeline: storyboarding, character modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing.
Voice Talent: Celebrity voice casting has become standard for studio animation, with A-list actors earning $5 to 15 million for voice roles.
Music, Songs & Sound Design: Original songs and orchestral scores are central to animated storytelling. Sound design for animated worlds must be created entirely from scratch.

What were the major cost factors in Ferdinand?

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

Animation Production Pipeline: Animation Production Pipeline is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
Voice Talent: Voice Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
Music: Music, Songs & Sound Design is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.

How Does Ferdinand's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $111,000,000, Ferdinand sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

300: Rise of an Empire (2014): Budget $110,000,000 , Gross $337,580,051
Ocean's Twelve (2004): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $362,744,280
Deadpool 2 (2018): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $785,896,632
Deepwater Horizon (2016): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $121,790,376
Ender's Game (2013): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $125,537,191

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

Ferdinand Box Office Performance

"Ferdinand" earned $84,410,380 domestically and $295,038,508 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $111,000,000, 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 "Ferdinand," that break-even threshold was roughly $222,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $295,038,508, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $111,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $295,038,508
Net Return: $184,038,508
ROI: approximately 165.8%

At 165.8%, "Ferdinand" earned roughly $2.66 for every $1 invested in production.