Production Budget Analysis

What was the production budget for Love Hurts?

Directed by Fernando Sariñana, with Luis Fernando Peña, Martha Higareda, Ximena Sariñana leading the cast, Love Hurts was produced by Altavista Films with a confirmed budget of $10,000,000, placing it in the low-budget category for drama films.

At $10,000,000, Love Hurts was produced on a modest budget. Lower-budget films benefit from reduced break-even thresholds, with profitability achievable at approximately $25,000,000.

Budget Comparison — Similar Productions

• By the Sea (2015): Budget $10,000,000 | Gross $3,727,746 → ROI: -63% • Eye for an Eye (2025): Budget $10,000,000 | Gross N/A • Goal! (2005): Budget $10,000,000 | Gross $27,610,873 → ROI: 176% • Phantom (2013): Budget $10,000,000 | Gross $1,197,759 → ROI: -88% • War of the Worlds (2025): Budget $10,000,000 | Gross N/A

Key Budget Allocation Categories

▸ Above-the-Line Talent Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances. Securing award-caliber actors and experienced directors represents the single largest budget line item, often consuming 30–40% of the total production budget.

▸ 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. Period dramas add the cost of era-accurate props, vehicles, and set decoration.

▸ Post-Production, Color Grading & Score The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone. Color grading, a nuanced musical score, and detailed sound mixing are critical to achieving the emotional resonance that defines the genre.

Key Production Personnel

CAST: Luis Fernando Peña, Martha Higareda, Ximena Sariñana, Alfonso Herrera, Armando Hernández Key roles: Luis Fernando Peña as Ulises; Martha Higareda as Renata; Ximena Sariñana as Mariana; Alfonso Herrera as Francisco

DIRECTOR: Fernando Sariñana MUSIC: Enrique Quezadas EDITING: Roberto Bolado PRODUCTION: Altavista Films, Videocine FILMED IN: Mexico

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Love Hurts (2002). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

Martha Higareda revealed it was difficult to do the nude scenes in this movie, because at the time she was still a virgin and she had never undressed in front of a man before. "I hadn't experienced anything like that in my personal life. I'd kissed, that sort of thing, but I'd never been with a man, I'd never had a moment like in the film where I took off my clothes," Higareda said.

▸ Music & Score

The soundtrack contains a blend of Latin pop and rock.