Mile 22 Budget

What is the budget of Mile 22?

"Mile 22," an action released in 2018, was directed by Peter Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan. The production budget was $35,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for action productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects: Action films allocate a substantial portion of their budget to choreographing and executing practical stunts, pyrotechnics, and CGI-heavy sequences.
• Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director): A-list talent commands significant upfront fees plus backend participation.
• Production Design, Sets & Locations: Action films frequently require multiple international shooting locations, large-scale set construction, vehicle acquisitions and modifications, and specialized equipment , all of which drive production costs well above those of dialogue-driven genres.
• Production: On March 2, 2015, it was announced that Ronda Rousey and Iko Uwais were set to star in the action-thriller film Mile 22 scripted by Graham Roland, with Peter Berg attached as producer.

What were the major cost factors in Mile 22?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Mile 22."

• Stunts: Stunts, Action Sequences & Visual Effects is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.
• Above-the-Line Talent (Cast: Above-the-Line Talent (Cast & Director) is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.
• Production Design: Production Design, Sets & Locations is one of the primary cost drivers in action productions of this scale.

How Does Mile 22's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $35,000,000, Mile 22 sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 1941 (1979): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $94,900,000
• Two for the Money (2005): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $30,526,509
• Ghost Ship (2002): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $71,142,361
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022): Budget $35,000,000
• Lion of the Desert (1981): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,502,136

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

Mile 22 Box Office Performance

"Mile 22" earned $66,308,758 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $35,000,000, 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 "Mile 22," that break-even threshold was roughly $70,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $66,308,758, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $35,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $66,308,758
• Net Return: $31,308,758
• ROI: approximately 89.5%

At 89.5%, "Mile 22" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Mile 22 lets the bullets fly , and not much else , in a thrill-deficient action thriller whose title proves sadly fitting for a film that feels close to a marathon endurance test." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".