Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Budget

What is the budget of Hot Tub Time Machine 2?

"Hot Tub Time Machine 2," a comedy released in 2015, was directed by Steve Pink and stars Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. The production budget was $36,000,000, 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.
• Production: Principal photography began in New Orleans on June 5, 2013.

What were the major cost factors in Hot Tub Time Machine 2?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Hot Tub Time Machine 2."

• 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 Hot Tub Time Machine 2's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $36,000,000, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Cradle Will Rock (1999): Budget $36,000,000, Worldwide Gross $2,900,000
• Matilda (1996): Budget $36,000,000, Worldwide Gross $33,500,000
• A Star Is Born (2018): Budget $36,000,000, Worldwide Gross $436,388,866
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025): Budget $36,000,000, Worldwide Gross $239,502,619
• Amistad (1997): Budget $36,000,000, Worldwide Gross $44,229,441

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

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Box Office Performance

"Hot Tub Time Machine 2" earned $64,800,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $36,000,000, 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 "Hot Tub Time Machine 2," that break-even threshold was roughly $72,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $64,800,000, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $36,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $64,800,000
• Net Return: $28,800,000
• ROI: approximately 80%

At 80%, "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Critical Reception

Unlike its predecessor, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 was a critical failure. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "A shallow dip overflowing with juvenile humor, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is a lukewarm sequel that's healthiest to avoid." Metacritic gives it a score of 29 out of 100 based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore, gave the film a grade of "C−" on an F to A+ scale.