Samaritan Budget

What is the budget of Samaritan?

"Samaritan," a science fiction released in 2022, was directed by Julius Avery and stars Javon Walton, Sylvester Stallone. The production budget was $100,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for science fiction productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Visual Effects & CGI Pipeline: Sci-fi films are among the most VFX-intensive productions in Hollywood.
• Production Design & World-Building: Creating a believable sci-fi world required significant investment in set construction, prop fabrication, and conceptual design , from physical environments through LED volume stages and virtual production technology.
• Technology & Camera Systems: Cutting-edge camera rigs, motion capture stages, LED volume stages (virtual production), and proprietary rendering technology often push the technical budget far beyond conventional filming costs.
• Writing: In February 2019, it was announced that MGM had acquired a spec script by Bragi F.

What were the major cost factors in Samaritan?

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

• Visual Effects: Visual Effects & CGI Pipeline is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.
• Production Design: Production Design & World-Building is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.
• Technology: Technology & Camera Systems is one of the primary cost drivers in science fiction productions of this scale.

How Does Samaritan's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $100,000,000, Samaritan sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 1917 (2019): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $446,064,352
• American Gangster (2007): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $269,755,430
• Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024): Budget $100,000,000 , Gross $404,547,819
• Batman Forever (1995): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $336,529,144
• Bicentennial Man (1999): Budget $100,000,000, Worldwide Gross $87,423,861

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

Samaritan Box Office Performance

"Samaritan" earned $75,000,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $100,000,000, 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 "Samaritan," that break-even threshold was roughly $200,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $75,000,000, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $100,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $75,000,000
• Net Return: −$25,000,000
• ROI: approximately -25%

At -25%, "Samaritan" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Samaritan Production History

In February 2019, it was announced that MGM had acquired a spec script by Bragi F. Schut titled Samaritan to be co-produced with Balboa Productions. Schut had written the screenplay prior to adapting the story in a series of graphic novels published by Mythos Comics. In September 2019, Julius Avery joined the production as director.

In February 2019, it was announced that Sylvester Stallone would star in the titular role and also act as producer. In February 2020, Martin Starr, Moisés Arias, Dascha Polanco, Pilou Asbæk, Javon 'Wanna' Walton, Jared Odrick and Michael Aaron Milligan joined the cast in supporting roles. In March 2020, Natacha Karam joined the cast of the film but did not appear in the finished film.

In September 2019, filming was scheduled for a 2020 start date in Atlanta. Filming was confirmed to have commenced by February 26, 2020. On March 14, the production went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards and Recognition

2 nominations total