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

"Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse," a animation released in 2018, was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and stars Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson. The production budget was $90,000,000, 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.
Writing: The script is credited to Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, making it the first film Lord had written without Miller.

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

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Spider-Man Into 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 Into the Spider-Verse's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $90,000,000, Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

Bad Boys for Life (2020): Budget $90,000,000, Worldwide Gross $426,505,244
Contact (1997): Budget $90,000,000, Worldwide Gross $171,120,329
DC League of Super-Pets (2022): Budget $90,000,000, Worldwide Gross $203,000,000
Death on the Nile (2022): Budget $90,000,000, Worldwide Gross $137,307,235
Men in Black (1997): Budget $90,000,000, Worldwide Gross $589,390,539

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

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse Box Office Performance

"Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse" earned $190,241,310 domestically and $394,884,133 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $90,000,000, 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 Into the Spider-Verse," that break-even threshold was roughly $180,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $394,884,133, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $90,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $394,884,133
Net Return: $304,884,133
ROI: approximately 338.8%

At 338.8%, "Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse" earned roughly $4.39 for every $1 invested in production.

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse Production History

The script is credited to Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, making it the first film Lord had written without Miller. Holland recalled the scene was intended to include him as a passerby at a train station who says, "Hey, kid!" to Miles. In the original subplot, Miles was going to become Spider-Man from learning from an audio commentary featuring James Cameron and Tom Cruise.

Shameik Moore was cast as Miles Morales in April 2017, along with Liev Schreiber as the film's then-unspecified main villain. Jake Johnson was ultimately cast in the role in April 2018. In June 2018, Sony confirmed further casting, including Schreiber playing Kingpin, Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen, Luna Lauren Vélez as Morales's mother Rio, and Lily Tomlin as Parker's Aunt May.

Daniel Pemberton was announced as the film's composer in July 2018.

Awards and Recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 85 wins & 60 nominations total

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (91st Academy Awards)
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse matches bold storytelling with striking animation for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action". It is the best-reviewed superhero film on the website. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 based on reviews from 50 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".