Love Lies Bleeding Budget

What is the budget of Love Lies Bleeding?

"Love Lies Bleeding," a crime released in 2024, was directed by Rose Glass and stars Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian. The production budget was $10,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for crime productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Talent & Director Compensation: Thrillers depend on compelling lead performances to sustain tension, making cast compensation a primary budget concern. Directors with proven thriller credentials command premium fees.
• Cinematography & Location Photography: Thriller aesthetics demand specific visual languages , surveillance-style photography, claustrophobic framing, or expansive location work across multiple cities or countries.
• Editorial & Sound Post-Production: Precision editing , controlling information flow, building suspense through pacing, and orchestrating reveals , requires extended post-production schedules.
• Production: Love Lies Bleeding is a co-production between A24 and Film4.

What were the major cost factors in Love Lies Bleeding?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Love Lies Bleeding."

• Talent: Talent & Director Compensation is one of the primary cost drivers in crime productions of this scale.
• Cinematography: Cinematography & Location Photography is one of the primary cost drivers in crime productions of this scale.
• Editorial: Editorial & Sound Post-Production is one of the primary cost drivers in crime productions of this scale.

How Does Love Lies Bleeding's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $10,000,000, Love Lies Bleeding sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• By the Sea (2015): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $3,727,746
• Eye for an Eye (2025): Budget $10,000,000
• Goal! (2005): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $27,610,873
• Phantom (2013): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,197,759
• War of the Worlds (2025): Budget $10,000,000

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

Love Lies Bleeding Box Office Performance

"Love Lies Bleeding" earned $8,335,797 domestically and $12,778,225 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $10,000,000, 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 "Love Lies Bleeding," that break-even threshold was roughly $20,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $12,778,225, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $10,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $12,778,225
• Net Return: $2,778,225
• ROI: approximately 27.8%

At 27.8%, "Love Lies Bleeding" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Awards and Recognition

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 49 nominations total

Critical Reception

Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 78% overall positive score with an average 3.5 out of 5 stars. Saffron Maeve, for the Toronto Star, gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, writing that "Love Lies Bleeding becomes increasingly convoluted [...] But this narrative estrangement is grounded in intention".