Perfect Days Budget

What is the budget of Perfect Days?

"Perfect Days," a drama released in 2023, was directed by Wim Wenders and stars Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto. The production budget was $14,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for drama productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances.
• Location Filming & Period Production Design: Authentic locations , whether contemporary or historical , require scouting, permits, travel, lodging, and often significant dressing to match the story's time period.
• Post-Production, Color Grading & Score: The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone.
• Production: Right after COVID-19 pandemic precautions eased, Wenders was invited to Tokyo by Koji Yanai to observe The Tokyo Toilet, a project in which Japanese public toilets were redesigned in 17 locations throughout Shibuya.

What were the major cost factors in Perfect Days?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Perfect Days."

• Above-the-Line Talent: Above-the-Line Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Location Filming: Location Filming & Period Production Design is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Post-Production: Post-Production, Color Grading & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.

How Does Perfect Days's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $14,000,000, Perfect Days sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Beyond Skyline (2017): Budget $14,000,000, Worldwide Gross $992,181
• Red Lights (2012): Budget $14,000,000, Worldwide Gross $13,551,174
• Scream (1996): Budget $14,000,000, Worldwide Gross $173,046,663
• Brokeback Mountain (2005): Budget $14,000,000, Worldwide Gross $178,043,761
• Jojo Rabbit (2019): Budget $14,000,000, Worldwide Gross $82,468,705

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

Perfect Days Box Office Performance

"Perfect Days" earned $3,766,668 domestically and $24,094,016 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $14,000,000, 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 "Perfect Days," that break-even threshold was roughly $28,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $24,094,016, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $14,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $24,094,016
• Net Return: $10,094,016
• ROI: approximately 72.1%

At 72.1%, "Perfect Days" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Perfect Days Production History

The music that Hirayama listens to with his cassettes is a major motif in the film. In describing the way that Hirayama chooses the music he listens to, Wenders said: "Maybe he's clinging to the past. But he's clinging a little bit also to his youth and he loves that music.

Awards and Recognition

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 51 nominations total

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor: Kōji Yakusho
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes (2023 Cannes Film Festival)