What is the budget of Maleficent Mistress of Evil?

"Maleficent Mistress of Evil," a family released in 2019, was directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning. The production budget was $185,000,000, placing it in the blockbuster range for family productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a family 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: In April 2018, Ed Skrein was cast in the film to play a dark fae, with Elle Fanning returning to play Princess Aurora from the previous film. named Queen Ingrith.

What were the major cost factors in Maleficent Mistress of Evil?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Maleficent Mistress of Evil."

Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.

How Does Maleficent Mistress of Evil's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $185,000,000, Maleficent Mistress of Evil sits in the blockbuster range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

The Dark Knight (2008): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,004,558,444
Brave (2012): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $538,983,207
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $786,636,033
Kong: Skull Island (2017): Budget $185,000,000 , Gross $566,652,812
Doctor Strange (2016): Budget $180,000,000, Worldwide Gross $676,343,174

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

Maleficent Mistress of Evil Box Office Performance

"Maleficent Mistress of Evil" earned $65,412,000 domestically and $491,730,089 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $185,000,000, 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 "Maleficent Mistress of Evil," that break-even threshold was roughly $370,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $491,730,089, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $185,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $491,730,089
Net Return: $306,730,089
ROI: approximately 165.8%

At 165.8%, "Maleficent Mistress of Evil" earned roughly $2.66 for every $1 invested in production.

Maleficent Mistress of Evil Production History

In April 2018, Ed Skrein was cast in the film to play a dark fae, with Elle Fanning returning to play Princess Aurora from the previous film. named Queen Ingrith. In May 2018, it was announced that Harris Dickinson would replace Brenton Thwaites in the role of Prince Philip, due to scheduling conflicts with the latter actor.

Principal photography began on May 29, 2018, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. [Filming] Principal photography began on May 29, 2018, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.

On May 22, 2019, it was revealed that the film's score would be composed by Geoff Zanelli, replacing James Newton Howard from the previous film. The film marks Zanelli and Rønning's second collaboration, after Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The score album was released on October 18, 2019 by Walt Disney Records.

Awards and Recognition

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 11 nominations total

Critical Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critics consensus reads: "While it's far from cursed, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil too rarely supports its impressive cast and visuals with enough magical storytelling to justify its existence." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".