Synopsis

Knight George returns to England for a peaceful life after the Crusades. But first he promises King Edgar to find his missing daughter, Princess Lunna, in exchange for a plot of land. George discovers the princess has been taken by a dragon, which apparently died after laying an egg. But Lunna refuses to abandon the unhatched dragon, so George must return both princess and egg to the king — while avoiding Lunna’s determined fiancé.

What is the budget of George and the Dragon?

"George and the Dragon," an adventure released in 2004, was directed by Tom Reeve and stars James Purefoy, Piper Perabo. The production budget was $32,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for adventure productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for an adventure 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 George and the Dragon?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "George and the Dragon."

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

How Does George and the Dragon's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $32,000,000, George and the Dragon sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

A History of Violence (2005): Budget $32,000,000, Worldwide Gross $61,477,797
Alive (1993): Budget $32,000,000, Worldwide Gross $36,700,000
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018): Budget $32,000,000, Worldwide Gross $31,882,724
Bogus (1996): Budget $32,000,000
Bombshell (2019): Budget $32,000,000, Worldwide Gross $61,404,394

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