What is the budget of The Bourne Ultimatum?

"The Bourne Ultimatum," a action released in 2007, was directed by Paul Greengrass and stars Matt Damon, Julia Stiles. The production budget was $70,000,000, 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 a 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: The Bourne Ultimatum was filmed at Pinewood Studios near London and in multiple locations around the world, including Tangier, London, Paris, Madrid (as itself and double for Turin), Berlin (as double for Moscow), New York City including the Springs Mills Building (as the deep cover CIA offices), and other locations in the U.S.

What were the major cost factors in The Bourne Ultimatum?

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

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 Ultimatum's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $70,000,000, The Bourne Ultimatum sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

A Civil Action (1998): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $56,709,981
Babylon A.D. (2008): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $72,109,200
Beowulf (2007): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $195,735,876
Couples Retreat (2009): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $171,844,840
Dudley Do-Right (1999): Budget $70,000,000, Worldwide Gross $10,000,000

The median budget for wide-release action films in the 2000s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

The Bourne Ultimatum Box Office Performance

"The Bourne Ultimatum" earned $227,471,070 domestically and $442,824,138 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $70,000,000, 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 "The Bourne Ultimatum," that break-even threshold was roughly $140,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $442,824,138, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

Production Budget: $70,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $442,824,138
Net Return: $372,824,138
ROI: approximately 532.6%

At 532.6%, "The Bourne Ultimatum" earned roughly $6.33 for every $1 invested in production.

The Bourne Ultimatum Production History

The Bourne Ultimatum: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for the film. As with the previous installments in the Bourne film series, the score was composed by John Powell, and the soundtrack was released by Decca Records in 2007. A new version of Moby's single "Extreme Ways", entitled "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)", was recorded for the film's end credits.

Awards and Recognition

Won 3 Oscars. 29 wins & 42 nominations total

BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Christopher Rouse
Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Christopher Rouse (80th Academy Awards)
Satellite Award for Best Sound: Kirk Francis
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing: Per Hallberg (80th Academy Awards)
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing: Karen Baker Landers (80th Academy Awards)
Academy Award for Best Sound: David Parker (80th Academy Awards)
Academy Award for Best Sound: Scott Millan (80th Academy Awards)
Academy Award for Best Sound: Kirk Francis (80th Academy Awards)

Critical Reception

The Bourne Ultimatum garnered acclaim from critics, with praise for its intense action, gritty realism, rapid pacing, and Matt Damon's performance. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported that out of 264 critic reviews, 92% of them were positive, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The site's consensus states: "The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride.