What is the budget of Spider-Man Homecoming?

"Spider-Man Homecoming," an action released in 2017, was directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton. The production budget was $175,000,000, 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.
Pre-Production: Watts wanted to heavily pre-visualize the film, especially its action sequences, as he does on all his films.

What were the major cost factors in Spider-Man Homecoming?

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

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 Spider-Man Homecoming's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $175,000,000, Spider-Man Homecoming sits in the blockbuster range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

47 Ronin (2013): Budget $175,000,000, Worldwide Gross $151,783,839
Cars 3 (2017): Budget $175,000,000, Worldwide Gross $383,925,276
Coco (2017): Budget $175,000,000, Worldwide Gross $814,641,172
Dolittle (2020): Budget $175,000,000, Worldwide Gross $251,410,631
Evan Almighty (2007): Budget $175,000,000, Worldwide Gross $174,440,724

The median budget for wide-release action films in the 2010s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Spider-Man Homecoming Box Office Performance

"Spider-Man Homecoming" earned $334,201,140 domestically and $880,978,185 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $175,000,000, 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 Homecoming," that break-even threshold was roughly $350,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $880,978,185, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $175,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $880,978,185
Net Return: $705,978,185
ROI: approximately 403.4%

At 403.4%, "Spider-Man Homecoming" earned roughly $5.03 for every $1 invested in production.

Spider-Man Homecoming Production History

Principal photography began on June 20, 2016, at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, under the working title Summer of George. Salvatore Totino served as director of photography. Filming also took place in Atlanta, with locations including Grady High School, Downtown Atlanta, the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Piedmont Park, the Georgia World Congress Center, and the West End neighborhood.

While promoting Doctor Strange in early November 2016, Feige accidentally revealed that Michael Giacchino, who composed the music for that film, would compose the score for Homecoming as well. Giacchino soon confirmed this himself. Recording for the soundtrack began on April 11, 2017. The score includes the theme from the 1960s animated series. The soundtrack was released by Sony Masterworks on July 7, 2017.

Awards and Recognition

8 wins & 11 nominations total

Critical Reception

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of , with an average score of , based on reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Spider-Man: Homecoming does whatever a second reboot can, delivering a colorful, fun adventure that fits snugly in the sprawling MCU without getting bogged down in franchise-building." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.