Love, Simon Budget

What is the budget of Love, Simon?

"Love, Simon," a comedy released in 2018, was directed by Greg Berlanti and stars Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner. The production budget was $17,000,000, placing it in the low-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.
• Music & Score: Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released by RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment, on March 16, 2018.

What were the major cost factors in Love, Simon?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Love, Simon."

• 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 Love, Simon's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $17,000,000, Love, Simon sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Away We Go (2009): Budget $17,000,000, Worldwide Gross $15,779,455
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999): Budget $17,000,000 , Gross $92,938,755
• Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003): Budget $17,000,000, Worldwide Gross $63,102,666
• Love the Coopers (2015): Budget $17,000,000, Worldwide Gross $42,426,912
• Mean Girls (2004): Budget $17,000,000, Worldwide Gross $130,195,052

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

Love, Simon Box Office Performance

"Love, Simon" earned $40,826,341 domestically and $66,316,289 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $17,000,000, the film performed strongly at the box office.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Love, Simon," that break-even threshold was roughly $34,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $66,316,289, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $17,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $66,316,289
• Net Return: $49,316,289
• ROI: approximately 290.1%

At 290.1%, "Love, Simon" earned roughly $3.9 for every $1 invested in production.

Love, Simon Production History

Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released by RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment, on March 16, 2018. It featured music by several artists including Bleachers, Troye Sivan, Amy Shark, Brenton Wood, The 1975, Normani and Khalid, among others. #3 on Billboard Top Soundtracks chart, and at #24 in Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the week beginning with March 31, 2018, while also featured at #161 on Billboard 200 year-ender chart.

Awards and Recognition

9 wins & 30 nominations total

Critical Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of , based on reviews, with an average rating of , and the critical consensus states that "Love, Simon hits its coming-of-age beats more deftly than many entries in this well-traveled genre , and represents an overdue, if not entirely successful, milestone of inclusion". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 38 critics, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.