The Emoji Movie Budget

What is the budget of The Emoji Movie?

"The Emoji Movie," a animation released in 2017, was directed by Tony Leondis and stars T.J. Miller, James Corden. The production budget was $50,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for animation productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a animation production like this include:

• Animation Production Pipeline: The bulk of an animated film's budget funds the multi-year production pipeline: storyboarding, character modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing.
• Voice Talent: Celebrity voice casting has become standard for studio animation, with A-list actors earning $5 to 15 million for voice roles.
• Music, Songs & Sound Design: Original songs and orchestral scores are central to animated storytelling. Sound design for animated worlds must be created entirely from scratch.
• Casting: On World Emoji Day on July 17, 2016, Miller was announced as the lead. In addition, Miller also contributed some re-writes. In October 2016, it was announced that Ilana Glazer and Corden would join the cast as well.

What were the major cost factors in The Emoji Movie?

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

• Animation Production Pipeline: Animation Production Pipeline is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
• Voice Talent: Voice Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.
• Music: Music, Songs & Sound Design is one of the primary cost drivers in animation productions of this scale.

How Does The Emoji Movie's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $50,000,000, The Emoji Movie sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Angela's Ashes (1999): Budget $50,000,000, Worldwide Gross $13,042,112
• Dredd (2012): Budget $50,000,000, Worldwide Gross $41,037,742
• Lord of War (2005): Budget $50,000,000, Worldwide Gross $72,600,000
• Shall We Dance? (2004): Budget $50,000,000, Worldwide Gross $170,128,460
• The Iron Giant (1999): Budget $50,000,000, Worldwide Gross $23,300,000

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

The Emoji Movie Box Office Performance

"The Emoji Movie" earned $216,909,830 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $50,000,000, 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 Emoji Movie," that break-even threshold was roughly $100,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $216,909,830, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $50,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $216,909,830
• Net Return: $166,909,830
• ROI: approximately 333.8%

At 333.8%, "The Emoji Movie" earned roughly $4.34 for every $1 invested in production.

The Emoji Movie Production History

On World Emoji Day on July 17, 2016, Miller was announced as the lead. In addition, Miller also contributed some re-writes. In October 2016, it was announced that Ilana Glazer and Corden would join the cast as well.

The film's score was composed by Patrick Doyle, who previously composed the score for Leondis' Igor (2008). Singer Ricky Reed recorded an original song, "Good Vibrations", for the film. While also voicing a character in the film, Christina Aguilera's song "Feel This Moment" was also used during the film.