What is the budget of Gravity?

"Gravity," a science fiction released in 2013, was directed by Alfonso Cuarón and stars Sandra Bullock, George Clooney. The production budget was $105,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for science fiction productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Visual Effects & CGI Pipeline: Sci-fi films are among the most VFX-intensive productions in Hollywood.
Production Design & World-Building: Creating a believable sci-fi world required significant investment in set construction, prop fabrication, and conceptual design , from physical environments through LED volume stages and virtual production technology.
Technology & Camera Systems: Cutting-edge camera rigs, motion capture stages, LED volume stages (virtual production), and proprietary rendering technology often push the technical budget far beyond conventional filming costs.

What were the major cost factors in Gravity?

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

Visual Effects: Visual Effects & CGI Pipeline is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.
Production Design: Production Design & World-Building is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.
Technology: Technology & Camera Systems is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.

How Does Gravity's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $105,000,000, Gravity sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

10,000 BC (2008): Budget $105,000,000, Worldwide Gross $269,784,201
Allied (2016): Budget $106,000,000, Worldwide Gross $119,520,023
Blue Beetle (2023): Budget $104,000,000, Worldwide Gross $130,788,072
A Wrinkle in Time (2018): Budget $103,000,000, Worldwide Gross $132,675,864
Ali (2001): Budget $107,000,000, Worldwide Gross $87,812,729

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

Gravity Box Office Performance

"Gravity" earned $274,092,705 domestically and $723,192,705 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $105,000,000, 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 "Gravity," that break-even threshold was roughly $210,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $723,192,705, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $105,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $723,192,705
Net Return: $618,192,705
ROI: approximately 588.8%

At 588.8%, "Gravity" earned roughly $6.89 for every $1 invested in production.

Awards and Recognition

Won 7 Oscars. 240 wins & 188 nominations total

AACTA International Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (86th Academy Awards)
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (86th Academy Awards)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film (40th Saturn Awards)
Empire Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects: Tim Webber (86th Academy Awards)