Suzume Budget

What is the budget of Suzume?

"Suzume," a animation released in 2022, was directed by Makoto Shinkai and stars Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura. The production budget was $13,000,000, placing it in the low-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: Nanoka Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato on July 5, 2022.

What were the major cost factors in Suzume?

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

• 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 Suzume's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $13,000,000, Suzume sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Miss Sloane (2016): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $9,101,546
• RoboCop (1987): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $53,424,681
• The Godfather Part II (1974): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $102,600,000
• The Holdovers (2023): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $42,513,270
• In the Name of the Father (1993): Budget $13,000,000, Worldwide Gross $65,796,862

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

Suzume Box Office Performance

"Suzume" earned $10,932,037 domestically and $314,992,206 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $13,000,000, 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 "Suzume," that break-even threshold was roughly $26,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $314,992,206, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $13,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $314,992,206
• Net Return: $301,992,206
• ROI: approximately 2323%

At 2323%, "Suzume" earned roughly $24.23 for every $1 invested in production.

Suzume Production History

Nanoka Hara was revealed as the voice of Suzume Iwato on July 5, 2022. Shinkai selected her from an audition involving more than 1,700 people. Hara has been a fan of Shinkai's works, remarking that she could not imagine being the one to share the "unforgettable, heart-shaking sensation" she felt when first seeing one of his films in theaters.

On September 20, 2022, it was announced that the band Radwimps, which had previously collaborated with Shinkai on Your Name and Weathering with You, would be composing the score for the film, along with composer Kazuma Jinnouchi. It was also revealed that TikTok singer Toaka provided the vocals for the first theme song, which debuted on music streaming services on September 30, 2022. The second theme song, debuted online on October 28, 2022.

Awards and Recognition

4 wins & 29 nominations total

Critical Reception

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average of 77 out of 100 based on 27 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an 89% positive score, with 72% saying they would recommend it.