The Bourne Legacy Budget

What is the budget of The Bourne Legacy?

"The Bourne Legacy," an action released in 2012, was directed by Tony Gilroy and stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz. The production budget was $130,000,000, 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.
• Filming & Locations: Although a large part of the film was set in and around Washington, D.C., the real DC appears only in aerial establishing shots.

What were the major cost factors in The Bourne Legacy?

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

• 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 Bourne Legacy's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $130,000,000, The Bourne Legacy sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• After Earth (2013): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $243,843,127
• Ant-Man (2015): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $519,311,965
• Australia (2008): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $211,787,511
• Bad Boys II (2003): Budget $130,000,000, Worldwide Gross $273,339,556
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007): Budget $130,000,000 , Gross $301,913,131

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

The Bourne Legacy Box Office Performance

"The Bourne Legacy" earned $113,203,870 domestically and $276,600,000 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $130,000,000, 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 "The Bourne Legacy," that break-even threshold was roughly $260,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $276,600,000, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $130,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $276,600,000
• Net Return: $146,600,000
• ROI: approximately 112.8%

At 112.8%, "The Bourne Legacy" earned roughly $2.13 for every $1 invested in production.

The Bourne Legacy Production History

Although a large part of the film was set in and around Washington, D.C., the real DC appears only in aerial establishing shots. Most of the film was shot over 12 weeks at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York, including all interior DC scenes. The old house in Hudson, New York, used as Shearing's house was unable to accommodate the weight of equipment and crew, so it was used only for exterior shots, and all interior scenes were filmed on a Kaufman Astoria soundstage.

The soundtrack to The Bourne Legacy as composed by James Newton Howard, unlike the previous films, which were composed by John Powell, was released digitally on , by Back Lot Music and physically on by Varèse Sarabande Records. A new version of Moby's "Extreme Ways", entitled "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy)", was recorded for the film's end credits.

Awards and Recognition

1 win & 12 nominations total

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 235 reviews, with an average rating of 5.90/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It isn't quite as compelling as the earlier trilogy, but The Bourne Legacy proves the franchise has stories left to tell,and benefits from Jeremy Renner's magnetic work in the starring role." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100 based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.