Logan Lucky Budget

What is the budget of Logan Lucky?

"Logan Lucky," a comedy released in 2017, was directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum, Adam Driver. The production budget was $29,000,000, 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.
• Casting: The film was announced in February 2016, along with Channing Tatum's casting.

What were the major cost factors in Logan Lucky?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Logan Lucky."

• 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 Logan Lucky's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $29,000,000, Logan Lucky sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• The Notebook (2004): Budget $29,000,000, Worldwide Gross $115,600,000
• Pitch Perfect 2 (2015): Budget $29,000,000, Worldwide Gross $287,144,079
• Like a Boss (2020): Budget $29,000,000, Worldwide Gross $26,900,000
• Night School (2018): Budget $29,000,000, Worldwide Gross $33,157,615
• The Blind Side (2009): Budget $29,000,000, Worldwide Gross $309,231,694

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

Logan Lucky Box Office Performance

"Logan Lucky" earned $48,453,605 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $29,000,000, 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 "Logan Lucky," that break-even threshold was roughly $58,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $48,453,605, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $29,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $48,453,605
• Net Return: $19,453,605
• ROI: approximately 67.1%

At 67.1%, "Logan Lucky" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Logan Lucky Production History

The film was announced in February 2016, along with Channing Tatum's casting. Variety initially reported that Matt Damon was also to star, although Deadline Hollywood reported the same day that Damon was not involved, but rather Michael Shannon. Much of the rest of the cast was announced between that May and August, among them Seth MacFarlane, Adam Driver and Daniel Craig in May, Hilary Swank in June, and Jim O'Heir in August.

Logan Lucky began filming on August 24, 2016. Production lasted 36 days, with much of the photography taking place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway during the NASCAR race meetings at both circuits. The Atlanta outside barriers were repainted yellow, in an attempt to resemble Charlotte; the Charlotte track had yellow walls owing to then NASCAR's premiership title sponsor Sprint (they have since been replaced with white walls); Atlanta has white walls with red and blue pattern for Folds of Honor, the charity that is involved with (now spring) race sponsor QuikTrip.

David Holmes composed the score for Logan Lucky, having previously scored other Soderbergh films, including Out of Sight, the Ocean's Trilogy, and Haywire. The soundtrack was released by Milan Records; it includes the cue "Original Score Medley" by David Holmes, and music by various artists. The film features "Flashing Lights" by Screaming Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends.

Critical Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 290 critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10.