What is the budget of Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse?

"Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse," a animation released in 2023, was directed by Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld. The production budget was $100,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for animation productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

Animation Production Pipeline: The bulk of an animated film's budget funds the multi-year production pipeline: storyboarding, character modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing.
Voice Talent: Celebrity voice casting has become standard for studio animation, with A-list actors earning $5 to 15 million for voice roles.
Music, Songs & Sound Design: Original songs and orchestral scores are central to animated storytelling. Sound design for animated worlds must be created entirely from scratch.
Casting: Lord and Miller expressed interest in including Spider-Punk, Takuya Yamashiro, the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series, and Italian Spiderman in the following movies.

What were the major cost factors in Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse."

Animation Production Pipeline: Animation Production Pipeline is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
Voice Talent: Voice Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
Music: Music, Songs & Sound Design is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.

How Does Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $100,000,000, Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse 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 animation films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Box Office Performance

"Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse" earned $381,593,754 domestically and $690,897,910 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $100,000,000, 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 "Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse," that break-even threshold was roughly $200,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $690,897,910, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $100,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $690,897,910
Net Return: $590,897,910
ROI: approximately 590.9%

At 590.9%, "Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse" earned roughly $6.91 for every $1 invested in production.

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Production History

Lord and Miller expressed interest in including Spider-Punk, Takuya Yamashiro, the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series, and Italian Spiderman in the following movies. In November 2019, Lord indicated that the character Takuya Yamashiro was designed, though he didn't make an appearance in the movie. In August 2020, Jake Johnson expressed hope that he could reprise his role as Peter B.

Daniel Pemberton confirmed in December 2020 that he would return to compose the sequel's score. In December 2022, Lord and Miller confirmed that Metro Boomin would create music for its soundtrack. Several artists were featured on it, including 21 Savage, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, Future, Nas, ASAP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Wizkid, Coi Leray, Offset, Becky G, Shenseea, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, JID, Don Toliver, James Blake, and 2 Chainz.

Awards and Recognition

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 107 wins & 164 nominations total

Critical Reception

Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 93% overall positive score, with 82% saying they would "definitely recommend" it.