The 355 Budget

What is the budget of The 355?

"The 355," an action released in 2022, was directed by Simon Kinberg and stars Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o. The production budget was $75,000,000, 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.
• Production: Jessica Chastain proposed the idea for a female-led spy film in the same spirit as the Mission: Impossible and James Bond series to her Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg while in production on that film.

What were the major cost factors in The 355?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "The 355."

• 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 The 355's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $75,000,000, The 355 sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Practical Magic (1998): Budget $75,000,000, Worldwide Gross $46,733,235
• The Hunger Games (2012): Budget $75,000,000, Worldwide Gross $694,000,000
• Robots (2005): Budget $75,000,000, Worldwide Gross $262,511,490
• Sing (2016): Budget $75,000,000, Worldwide Gross $634,151,679
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018): Budget $75,000,000, Worldwide Gross $395,607,854

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

The 355 Box Office Performance

"The 355" earned $14,570,455 domestically and $55,700,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $75,000,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "The 355," that break-even threshold was roughly $150,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $55,700,000, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $75,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $55,700,000
• Net Return: −$19,300,000
• ROI: approximately -25.7%

At -25.7%, "The 355" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

3 wins & 3 nominations total

Critical Reception

The 355 garnered negative reviews from critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 76% of audience members gave it a positive score. Mark Olson of the Los Angeles Times praised the performances of the cast and the "attempt to acknowledge that these women have, need to have, lives outside their jobs, even with an occupation like international intelligence" but concluded the film "feels familiar and a bit tired.