Riders of Justice Budget

What is the budget of Riders of Justice?

"Riders of Justice," an action released in 2020, was directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas. The production budget was $5,300,000, 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.

What were the major cost factors in Riders of Justice?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Riders of Justice."

• 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 Riders of Justice's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $5,300,000, Riders of Justice sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Metropolis (1927): Budget $5,300,000, Worldwide Gross $1,350,322
• Another Round (2020): Budget $5,150,000, Worldwide Gross $21,700,000
• The Sting (1973): Budget $5,500,000, Worldwide Gross $159,616,327
• Show Dogs (2018): Budget $5,500,000, Worldwide Gross $38,830,219
• 47 Meters Down (2017): Budget $5,500,000, Worldwide Gross $62,198,461

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

Riders of Justice Box Office Performance

"Riders of Justice" earned $77,115 domestically and $679,505 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $5,300,000, 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 "Riders of Justice," that break-even threshold was roughly $10,600,000. With worldwide earnings of $679,505, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $5,300,000
• Worldwide Gross: $679,505
• Net Return: −$4,620,495
• ROI: approximately -87.2%

At -87.2%, "Riders of Justice" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

9 wins & 34 nominations total

Critical Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "A darkly humorous revenge thriller with satisfying depth and a dash of savory quirk, Riders of Justice makes another compelling case for Mads Mikkelsen as an all-purpose leading man."