Infinity Pool Budget

What is the budget of Infinity Pool?

"Infinity Pool," a horror released in 2023, was directed by Brandon Cronenberg and stars Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth. The production budget was $4,500,000, placing it in the micro-budget range for horror productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup: Horror productions invest disproportionately in practical effects , prosthetic applications, animatronics, blood and gore effects, and creature suits. A single hero creature suit can cost $50,000 to 200,000.
• Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography: Creating dread through environment is essential. Abandoned locations must be secured and dressed, lighting rigs designed for shadow and tension, and sets built to enable specific camera movements and reveals.
• Sound Design & Score: Horror is arguably the most sound-dependent genre. Foley work, ambient textures, frequency manipulation, and jump-scare stingers require specialized sound designers working with unconventional techniques.
• Casting: In June 2021, Alexander Skarsgård was revealed to be starring in the lead role.

What were the major cost factors in Infinity Pool?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Infinity Pool."

• Practical Effects: Practical Effects, Prosthetics & Makeup is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Atmospheric Production Design: Atmospheric Production Design & Cinematography is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.
• Sound Design: Sound Design & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in horror productions of this scale.

How Does Infinity Pool's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $4,500,000, Infinity Pool sits in the micro-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Secrets & Lies (1996): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $13,417,292
• Hard Boiled (1992): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $2,592,782
• Get Out (2017): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $255,407,969
• Donnie Darko (2001): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $7,500,000
• Requiem for a Dream (2000): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $7,390,108

The median budget for wide-release horror films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Infinity Pool Box Office Performance

"Infinity Pool" earned $5,078,400 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $4,500,000, 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 "Infinity Pool," that break-even threshold was roughly $9,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $5,078,400, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $4,500,000
• Worldwide Gross: $5,078,400
• Net Return: $578,400
• ROI: approximately 12.9%

At 12.9%, "Infinity Pool" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Infinity Pool Production History

In June 2021, Alexander Skarsgård was revealed to be starring in the lead role. By the time filming had started, additional casting announcements included Mia Goth, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, Caroline Boulton, John Ralston, Jeff Ricketts, Jalil Lespert and Roderick Hill.

Principal photography took five weeks, beginning on September 6, 2021, at the Amadria Park resort in Šibenik, Croatia. After twelve days of shooting, production moved to Budapest, Hungary, where filming was completed. Post-production took place in Toronto, Canada, and was completed during the second half of 2022.

Awards and Recognition

3 wins & 31 nominations total

Critical Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87% based on 233 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Turbulent waters even for strong swimmers, Infinity Pool provides a visceral all-inclusive retreat of Cronenbergian perversion for those wanting to escape commercial sundries." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".