Synopsis

Middle-class couple Linda and Jim Hanson exist in a rut with their two daughters in their comfortable suburban home. One Thursday morning, the local sheriff informs Linda that Jim died in a car accident the day before. When she awakens the next morning, she finds Jim safe and sound at home; the morning after that she awakens to find him dead. She realizes that her days are out of order; her family and friends believe that she's insane.

What is the budget of Premonition?

"Premonition," a thriller released in 2007, was directed by Mennan Yapo and stars Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon. The production budget was $20,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for thriller productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Talent & Director Compensation: Thrillers depend on compelling lead performances to sustain tension, making cast compensation a primary budget concern. Directors with proven thriller credentials command premium fees.
Cinematography & Location Photography: Thriller aesthetics demand specific visual languages , surveillance-style photography, claustrophobic framing, or expansive location work across multiple cities or countries.
Editorial & Sound Post-Production: Precision editing , controlling information flow, building suspense through pacing, and orchestrating reveals , requires extended post-production schedules.
Production: Principal photography mostly took place in Minden and Shreveport, Louisiana. This film is the first to be co-distributed by TriStar Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

What were the major cost factors in Premonition?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Premonition."

Talent: Talent & Director Compensation is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
Cinematography: Cinematography & Location Photography is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.
Editorial: Editorial & Sound Post-Production is one of the primary cost drivers in thriller productions of this scale.

How Does Premonition's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $20,000,000, Premonition sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

12 Years a Slave (2013): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $187,000,000
21 Grams (2003): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $60,427,839
3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $11,798,854
A Guy Thing (2003): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $17,400,000
A Most Violent Year (2014): Budget $20,000,000, Worldwide Gross $12,007,070

The median budget for wide-release thriller films in the 2000s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Premonition Box Office Performance

"Premonition" earned $47,852,604 domestically and $84,297,309 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $20,000,000, 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 "Premonition," that break-even threshold was roughly $40,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $84,297,309, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $20,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $84,297,309
Net Return: $64,297,309
ROI: approximately 321.5%

At 321.5%, "Premonition" earned roughly $4.21 for every $1 invested in production.

Awards and Recognition

2 nominations total

Critical Reception

Premonition was panned by critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 8% of 161 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.86/10.