Red Notice Budget

What is the budget of Red Notice?

"Red Notice," an action released in 2021, was directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and stars Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds. The production budget was $160,000,000, placing it in the blockbuster 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.
• Filming & Locations: Principal photography began on January 3, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.

What were the major cost factors in Red Notice?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Red Notice."

• 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 Red Notice's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $160,000,000, Red Notice sits in the blockbuster range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Aquaman (2018): Budget $160,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,152,028,393
• Beauty and the Beast (2017): Budget $160,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,266,115,964
• Fast & Furious 6 (2013): Budget $160,000,000, Worldwide Gross $788,700,000
• Godzilla (2014): Budget $160,000,000, Worldwide Gross $524,978,362
• Inception (2010): Budget $160,000,000, Worldwide Gross $839,030,630

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

Red Notice Box Office Performance

"Red Notice" earned $178,143 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $160,000,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Red Notice," that break-even threshold was roughly $320,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $178,143, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $160,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $178,143
• Net Return: −$159,821,857
• ROI: approximately -99.9%

At -99.9%, "Red Notice" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Red Notice Production History

Principal photography began on January 3, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. Production on the film was previously expected to start in April 2019, after Johnson wrapped filming on Jumanji: The Next Level. On July 8, 2019, filming was delayed to early 2020.

On February 26, 2020, Steve Jablonsky was announced as the composer for Red Notice. Jablonsky previously collaborated with director Rawson Marshall Thurber scoring Skyscraper in 2018. Other pieces include "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys, "Época" by the Gotan Project, "Amado Mio" by Pink Martini, "Downtown" written by Tony Hatch, The Raider's March by John Williams, "Libertango by Astor Piazzolla", "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran, and "Notorious B.I.G." by The Notorious B.I.G., with "On the Run" by Naz Tokio heard throughout the closing credits..

Awards and Recognition

1 nomination total

Critical Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 37% of 175 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Red Notices big budget and A-list cast add up to a slickly competent action comedy whose gaudy ingredients only make the middling results more head-scratching." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".