Star Trek Beyond Budget

What is the budget of Star Trek Beyond?

"Star Trek Beyond," an action released in 2016, was directed by Justin Lin and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. The production budget was $185,000,000, 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.
• Casting: The first film's major cast members signed on for two sequels as part of their original deals.

What were the major cost factors in Star Trek Beyond?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Star Trek Beyond."

• 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 Star Trek Beyond's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $185,000,000, Star Trek Beyond sits in the blockbuster range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• The Dark Knight (2008): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,004,558,444
• Brave (2012): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $538,983,207
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): Budget $185,000,000, Worldwide Gross $786,636,033
• Kong: Skull Island (2017): Budget $185,000,000 , Gross $566,652,812
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019): Budget $185,000,000 , Gross $491,730,089

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

Star Trek Beyond Box Office Performance

"Star Trek Beyond" earned $343,471,816 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $185,000,000, the film showed modest profitability in theatrical release.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Star Trek Beyond," that break-even threshold was roughly $370,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $343,471,816, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $185,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $343,471,816
• Net Return: $158,471,816
• ROI: approximately 85.7%

At 85.7%, "Star Trek Beyond" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Star Trek Beyond Production History

The first film's major cast members signed on for two sequels as part of their original deals. In 2014, early in the film's development, William Shatner said that he was contacted by producer Abrams to see if he would be interested in a possible role, but as the process continued and the script changed hands, the role never materialized. Alice Eve was not included in the film despite her character having joined the Enterprise crew at the end of the last installment, because Pegg, in writing the script, did not have anything meaningful for her to do; however, he stressed that Eve could appear in a later installment.

Principal photography on the film began on June 25, 2015, in Vancouver, and Squamish, British Columbia (in the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park), after several delays caused by multiple script rejections. Additional filming locations were Seoul, South Korea, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the Nahanni National Park Reserve in Canada's Northwest Territories. Principal filming ended on October 15, 2015.

In August 2015, composer Michael Giacchino confirmed that he would return to write the score. On June 26, 2016, singer Rihanna released a teaser across her social media accounts for a single for the film entitled "Sledgehammer", and the song premiered the following day. The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" was used in the movie's trailer, as well as the final battle scene.

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 319 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Star Trek Beyond continues the franchise's post-reboot hot streak with an epic sci-fi adventure that honors the series' sci-fi roots without skimping on the blockbuster action." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the first two films' "A".