Going the Distance Budget

2010

ComedyDramaRomance1h 42m

Updated April 25, 2026

Budget

$32,000,000

Domestic Box Office

$17,804,299

Worldwide Box Office

$42,045,846

Synopsis

Erin's wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end. And while Garrett's friends Box and Dan joke about his pre-flight calorie-cutting and his full-time relationship with his cell phone, they don't like losing their best drinking buddy to yet another rocky romance. At the same time, Erin's high-strung, overprotective married sister, Corinne, wants to keep Erin from heading down an all-too-familiar road.

But despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and family, and a few unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love, and with the help of a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone calls, they might actually go the distance.

What is the budget of Going the Distance?

"Going the Distance," a comedy released in 2010, was directed by Nanette Burstein and stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long. The production budget was $32,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for comedy productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Talent Salaries & Producing Deals: Established comedic talent can command $15 to 20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals.
Production & Location Filming: While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.
Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising): Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum.

What were the major cost factors in Going the Distance?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Going the Distance."

Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.

How Does Going the Distance's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $32,000,000, Going the Distance 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 comedy films in the 2010s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Going the Distance Box Office Performance

"Going the Distance" earned $17,804,299 domestically and $42,045,846 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $32,000,000, 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 "Going the Distance," that break-even threshold was roughly $64,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $42,045,846, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

Production Budget: $32,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $42,045,846
Net Return: $10,045,846
ROI: approximately 31.4%

At 31.4%, "Going the Distance" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.