My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Budget

What is the budget of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2?

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," a comedy released in 2016, was directed by Kirk Jones and stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. The production budget was $18,000,000, 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.
• Production: In a 2009 interview for her film My Life in Ruins, asked about a possible sequel to the 2002 hit romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos stated that she had an idea for a sequel and had started writing it, hinting that, like Ruins, the film would be set in Greece.

What were the major cost factors in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2."

• 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 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $18,000,000, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 127 Hours (2010): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $35,700,000
• A Dog's Way Home (2019): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,643,857
• Amadeus (1984): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $90,007,557
• And So It Goes (2014): Budget $18,000,000, Worldwide Gross $25,312,387
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004): Budget $18,000,000 , Gross $65,070,412

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

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Box Office Performance

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" earned $59,689,605 domestically and $90,632,641 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $18,000,000, 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 "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," that break-even threshold was roughly $36,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $90,632,641, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $18,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $90,632,641
• Net Return: $72,632,641
• ROI: approximately 403.5%

At 403.5%, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" earned roughly $5.04 for every $1 invested in production.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Production History

Principal photography began on May 10, 2015, in Toronto, and ended on June 28. [Filming] Principal photography began on May 10, 2015, in Toronto, and ended on June 28.

Awards and Recognition

3 nominations total

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% based on 172 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is as sweet and harmless as the original, but its collection of sitcom gags and stereotypes never coalesces into anything resembling a story with a purpose." Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.