What is the budget of Men in Black International?

"Men in Black International," a comedy released in 2019, was directed by F. Gary Gray and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson. The production budget was $110,000,000, placing it in the high-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.
Filming & Locations: Principal photography began on July 9, 2018, at Leavesden Studios and on location in London, and continued in Marrakesh at the Jemaa el-Fnaa and El Badi Palace, Ischia and the Aragonese Castle, and New York City.

What were the major cost factors in Men in Black International?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Men in Black International."

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 Men in Black International's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $110,000,000, Men in Black International sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

300: Rise of an Empire (2014): Budget $110,000,000 , Gross $337,580,051
Ocean's Twelve (2004): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $362,744,280
Deadpool 2 (2018): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $785,896,632
Deepwater Horizon (2016): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $121,790,376
Ender's Game (2013): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $125,537,191

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

Men in Black International Box Office Performance

"Men in Black International" earned $80,001,807 domestically and $253,890,701 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $110,000,000, 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 "Men in Black International," that break-even threshold was roughly $220,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $253,890,701, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $110,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $253,890,701
Net Return: $143,890,701
ROI: approximately 130.8%

At 130.8%, "Men in Black International" earned roughly $2.31 for every $1 invested in production.

Men in Black International Production History

Principal photography began on July 9, 2018, at Leavesden Studios and on location in London, and continued in Marrakesh at the Jemaa el-Fnaa and El Badi Palace, Ischia and the Aragonese Castle, and New York City. Later that month, it was announced that Emma Thompson would reprise her role as Agent O. In August 2018, Rebecca Ferguson joined the cast.

Danny Elfman returned to compose International due to having scored the three previous Men in Black films with Chris Bacon, his protégé and fellow composer, working with him on co-producing and arranging his scores as the co-composer.

Awards and Recognition

1 win & 9 nominations total

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, Men in Black: International has an approval rating of 23% based on 322 reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Amiable yet forgettable, MIB International grinds its stars' substantial chemistry through the gears of a franchise running low on reasons to continue." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".