Hearts Beat Loud Budget

What is the budget of Hearts Beat Loud?

"Hearts Beat Loud," a music released in 2018, was directed by Brett Haley and stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons. The production budget was $2,000,000, placing it in the micro-budget range for music productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances.
• Location Filming & Period Production Design: Authentic locations , whether contemporary or historical , require scouting, permits, travel, lodging, and often significant dressing to match the story's time period.
• Post-Production, Color Grading & Score: The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone.
• Production: In July 2017, Kiersey Clemons joined the cast of the film, with Brett Haley directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marc Basch.

What were the major cost factors in Hearts Beat Loud?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Hearts Beat Loud."

• Above-the-Line Talent: Above-the-Line Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in music productions of this scale.
• Location Filming: Location Filming & Period Production Design is one of the primary cost drivers in music productions of this scale.
• Post-Production: Post-Production, Color Grading & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in music productions of this scale.

How Does Hearts Beat Loud's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $2,000,000, Hearts Beat Loud sits in the micro-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Seven Samurai (1954): Budget $2,000,000, Worldwide Gross $105,000,000
• The Great Dictator (1940): Budget $2,000,000, Worldwide Gross $11,000,000
• Sing Sing (2024): Budget $2,000,000, Worldwide Gross $3,401,789
• The Lives of Others (2006): Budget $2,000,000, Worldwide Gross $77,672,685
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959): Budget $2,000,000, Worldwide Gross $8,000,000

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

Hearts Beat Loud Box Office Performance

"Hearts Beat Loud" earned $2,115,765 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $2,000,000, 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 "Hearts Beat Loud," that break-even threshold was roughly $4,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $2,115,765, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $2,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $2,115,765
• Net Return: $115,765
• ROI: approximately 5.8%

At 5.8%, "Hearts Beat Loud" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Critical Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Thoroughly sweet, comfortably familiar, and elevated by the chemistry between Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, Hearts Beat Loud offers feel-good father-daughter drama." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.