Production Budget Analysis

What was the production budget for Tall Girl 2?

Directed by Emily Ting, with Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter leading the cast, Tall Girl 2 was produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision with a confirmed budget of $24,393,503, placing it in the low-budget category for comedy films as part of the Tall Girl Collection.

At $24,393,503, Tall Girl 2 was produced on a modest budget. Lower-budget films benefit from reduced break-even thresholds, with profitability achievable at approximately $60,983,757.

Budget Comparison — Similar Productions

• Double Take (2001): Budget $24,000,000 | Gross $31,600,000 → ROI: 32% • Faster (2010): Budget $24,000,000 | Gross $23,081,726 → ROI: -4% • Fences (2016): Budget $24,000,000 | Gross $64,400,000 → ROI: 168% • Foxcatcher (2014): Budget $24,000,000 | Gross $12,096,300 → ROI: -50% • Howl's Moving Castle (2004): Budget $24,000,000 | Gross $236,049,757 → ROI: 884%

Key Budget Allocation Categories

▸ Talent Salaries & Producing Deals Established comedic talent can command $15–20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals. Comedy ensembles multiply this cost across several well-known performers.

▸ Production & Location Filming While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.

▸ Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum. Studios typically spend 50–100% of the production budget on marketing, with comedy trailers and social media campaigns being particularly expensive.

Key Production Personnel

CAST: Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Clara Wilsey, Angela Kinsey Key roles: Ava Michelle as Jodi Kreyman; Griffin Gluck as Jack Dunkleman; Sabrina Carpenter as Harper Kreyman; Clara Wilsey as Kimmy Sticher

DIRECTOR: Emily Ting CINEMATOGRAPHY: Shane Hurlbut MUSIC: Mateo Messina EDITING: Melissa Kent PRODUCTION: Wonderland Sound and Vision FILMED IN: United States of America

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Tall Girl 2 (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: Tall Girl 2 is part of the Tall Girl Collection.

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

On December 1, 2020, Netflix asked Sam Wolfson to write a Tall Girl sequel, with Ava Michelle set to return as Jodi. Principal photography began on April 12, 2021, and concluded on May 21, 2021, in New Orleans, Louisiana.