Lisa Frankenstein Budget

What is the budget of Lisa Frankenstein?

"Lisa Frankenstein," a horror released in 2024, was directed by Zelda Williams and stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse. The production budget was $13,400,000, placing it in the low-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.
• Production: Diablo Cody wrote the script for Lisa Frankenstein, and she announced that she would be producing the film with collaborator Mason Novick in June 2022.

What were the major cost factors in Lisa Frankenstein?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Lisa Frankenstein."

• 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 Lisa Frankenstein's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $13,400,000, Lisa Frankenstein sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Empire of Light (2022): Budget $13,500,000, Worldwide Gross $11,395,604
• Crawl (2019): Budget $13,500,000, Worldwide Gross $91,542,097
• Miss Sloane (2016): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $9,101,546
• RoboCop (1987): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $53,424,681
• The Godfather Part II (1974): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $102,600,000

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

Lisa Frankenstein Box Office Performance

"Lisa Frankenstein" earned $9,774,285 domestically and $9,927,714 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $13,400,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Lisa Frankenstein," that break-even threshold was roughly $26,800,000. With worldwide earnings of $9,927,714, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $13,400,000
• Worldwide Gross: $9,927,714
• Net Return: −$3,472,286
• ROI: approximately -25.9%

At -25.9%, "Lisa Frankenstein" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Lisa Frankenstein Production History

A cover of the REO Speedwagon single, "Can't Fight This Feeling", was sung by American singer JoJo for the soundtrack. The song was released as a single on February 9, 2024. A music video was released the day before, interspersing clips from the film and JoJo performing the song in a recording studio.

Awards and Recognition

1 win & 5 nominations total

Critical Reception

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Owen Gleiberman of Variety described the film as derivative and "neither scary nor funny", calling it "a horror-com smoothie made mostly of ancient, moldy fruit." The Guardians Benjamin Lee gave the film a score of two out of five stars, criticizing its pacing and script, and writing that, "The film feels a little trapped between two worlds, a tween sleepover comedy on the verge of full body horror".