What is the budget of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows?

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows," an action released in 2016, was directed by Dave Green and stars Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson. The production budget was $135,000,000, placing it in the high-budget 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: Megan Fox and Will Arnett returned as April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick respectively; also confirmed were the Shredder's return, and Bebop and Rocksteady debut in the movie.

What were the major cost factors in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows."

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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $135,000,000, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

Bumblebee (2018): Budget $135,000,000, Worldwide Gross $467,989,645
Home (2015): Budget $135,000,000, Worldwide Gross $368,871,007
Rango (2011): Budget $135,000,000, Worldwide Gross $245,724,603
The Revenant (2015): Budget $135,000,000, Worldwide Gross $532,950,503
The Croods (2013): Budget $135,000,000, Worldwide Gross $587,204,668

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows Box Office Performance

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows" earned $245,623,848 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $135,000,000, 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 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows," that break-even threshold was roughly $270,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $245,623,848, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

Production Budget: $135,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $245,623,848
Net Return: $110,623,848
ROI: approximately 81.9%

At 81.9%, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows Production History

Megan Fox and Will Arnett returned as April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick respectively; also confirmed were the Shredder's return, and Bebop and Rocksteady debut in the movie. In an interview, William Fichtner stated that he would be returning as Eric Sacks, but for unknown reasons, he ultimately did not appear in the final film. However, he could have returned for the third installment, considering he (along with the turtle actors, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson and Pete Ploszek) signed on for three TMNT films at the time.

Filming began in April in New York City and Buffalo, New York, spending about $70 million in the state. Filming began on April 27, 2015, when the film crew was spotted filming in Midtown Manhattan and moved out to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, with filming in Buffalo beginning on May 4, along the Kensington Expressway and ended May 17. Filming wrapped up in August 2015.

Steve Jablonsky composed the music score, replacing Brian Tyler from the first film. Mexican teen boy band CD9 performed an updated version of the original show's theme song for the film. The film score soundtrack was released on June 3, 2016, on digital platforms but excluded compact discs.

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a slight improvement over its predecessor, but still lacks the wit or anarchic energy of the comics that birthed the franchise." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the first film's "B".