What is the budget of Gods of Egypt?

"Gods of Egypt," a action released in 2016, was directed by Alex Proyas and stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites. The production budget was $140,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for action productions of its era.

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 Gods of Egypt?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Gods of Egypt."

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 Gods of Egypt's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $140,000,000, Gods of Egypt sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018): Budget $140,000,000, Worldwide Gross $622,674,139
Armageddon (1998): Budget $140,000,000, Worldwide Gross $553,799,566
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): Budget $140,000,000 , Gross $370,569,774
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014): Budget $140,000,000 , Gross $268,031,828
Gemini Man (2019): Budget $140,000,000, Worldwide Gross $173,469,516

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

Gods of Egypt Box Office Performance

"Gods of Egypt" earned $31,153,464 domestically and $150,680,864 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $140,000,000, 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 "Gods of Egypt," that break-even threshold was roughly $280,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $150,680,864, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

Production Budget: $140,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $150,680,864
Net Return: $10,680,864
ROI: approximately 7.6%

At 7.6%, "Gods of Egypt" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.