Production Budget Analysis

What was the production budget for Fixed?

Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, with Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn leading the cast, Fixed was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with a confirmed budget of $3,000,000, placing it in the micro-budget category for animation films.

At $3,000,000, Fixed was produced on a lean budget. Lower-budget films benefit from reduced break-even thresholds, with profitability achievable at approximately $7,500,000.

Budget Comparison — Similar Productions

• Ghost in the Shell (1995): Budget $3,000,000 | Gross $10,000,000 → ROI: 233% • Witness for the Prosecution (1957): Budget $3,000,000 | Gross $9,000,000 → ROI: 200% • Perfect Blue (1998): Budget $3,000,000 | Gross $683,666 → ROI: -77% • In the Mood for Love (2000): Budget $3,000,000 | Gross $15,867,968 → ROI: 429% • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975): Budget $3,000,000 | Gross $108,981,275 → ROI: 3533%

Key Budget Allocation Categories

▸ 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. Major studio animated features employ 300–600 artists over 3–5 years.

▸ Voice Talent Celebrity voice casting has become standard for studio animation, with A-list actors earning $5–15 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.

Key Production Personnel

CAST: Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan Key roles: Adam Devine as Bull (voice); Idris Elba as Rocco (voice); Kathryn Hahn as Honey (voice); Fred Armisen as Fetch (voice)

DIRECTOR: Genndy Tartakovsky MUSIC: Tyler Bates, Joanne Higginbottom EDITING: Mark Yeager PRODUCTION: Sony Pictures Animation FILMED IN: United States of America

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Fixed (2025). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Casting

Aaron LaPlante, who previously starred in Tartakovsky's Primal tv series, was revealed to have a role in the film in September 2022. On June 13, 2023, Adam DeVine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, Beck Bennett, River Gallo, and Michelle Buteau, were announced to star in the film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. When Hahn came onto the film, according to Murdocca, she did not want to be "the sweet girl in the background who doesn't have any depth to her", aiming for her character to be raunchier.

▸ Music & Score

Tyler Bates and Joanne Higginbottom, who previously collaborated with Tartakovsky, composed the score, which was released on digital platforms on August 13, 2025.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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CRITICAL RECEPTION

Ryan Gaur of Discussing Film gave the film a 3/5 star rating, writing, "Genndy Tartakovsky has provided some of the highest highs in Western animation. Unfortunately, Fixed isn't one of them. The foul humor might work for some viewers on the cusp of adulthood, but it falls into a trap of adult animation where it mistakes 'adult' for 'gross'. Nonetheless, there's enough here to prove that Tartakovsky is still a master, beautiful 2D animation that I pray he's given another chance to flex his muscles in. Not his best, yet I'm glad he gave it a try." Peter Debruge of Variety gave a positive review, stating that "the film proves impressively grown-up about how far Bull must go to atone for his behavior."