Renaissance

What is the budget of Renaissance?

"Renaissance," a action released in 2006, was directed by Christian Volckman and stars Patrick Floersheim, Virginie Mery. The production budget was $18,000,000, 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 a 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: right| The film's visual concept was based on film noir aesthetics, as well as works like Sin City.

What were the major cost factors in Renaissance?

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

• 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 Renaissance's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $18,000,000, Renaissance 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 action films in the 2000s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Renaissance Box Office Performance

"Renaissance" earned $70,644 domestically and $1,831,348 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $18,000,000, 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 "Renaissance," that break-even threshold was roughly $36,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $1,831,348, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $18,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $1,831,348
• Net Return: −$16,168,652
• ROI: approximately -89.8%

At -89.8%, "Renaissance" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

2 wins & 1 nomination total

• Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

Critical Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 77 reviews with an average of . The site's consensus reads, "Renaissance attempts to blend sci-fi wonder with stark noir animation, but is often more fun to look at than to watch." Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 57 out of 100, based on 17 reviews.