Nobody Budget

What is the budget of Nobody?

"Nobody," an action released in 2021, was directed by Ilya Naishuller and stars Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov. The production budget was $16,000,000, placing it in the low-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: In January 2018, Bob Odenkirk was announced to be set to star in the film, with Ilya Naishuller directing from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad.

What were the major cost factors in Nobody?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Nobody."

• 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 Nobody's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $16,000,000, Nobody sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997): Budget $16,500,000 , Gross $67,711,748
• Rust and Bone (2012): Budget $15,400,000, Worldwide Gross $25,762,027
• A Dangerous Method (2011): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $27,462,041
• Away We Go (2009): Budget $17,000,000, Worldwide Gross $15,779,455
• Ben-Hur (1959): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $164,000,000

The median budget for wide-release action films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Nobody Box Office Performance

"Nobody" earned $27,568,035 domestically and $57,512,470 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $16,000,000, 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 "Nobody," that break-even threshold was roughly $32,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $57,512,470, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $16,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $57,512,470
• Net Return: $41,512,470
• ROI: approximately 259.5%

At 259.5%, "Nobody" earned roughly $3.59 for every $1 invested in production.

Awards and Recognition

5 wins & 18 nominations total

Critical Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 84% of 282 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Nobody doesn't break any new ground for the genre, but this viscerally violent thriller smashes, shatters, and destroys plenty of other things , all while proving Bob Odenkirk has what it takes to be an action star." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".