

Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made Budget
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Synopsis
An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.
What is the budget of Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made?
"Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made," a family released in 2020, was directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond. The production budget was $45,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for family productions of its era.
Key Budget Allocation Categories
While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a family production like this include:
- Talent Salaries & Producing Deals: Established comedic talent can command $15 to 20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals.
- Production & Location Filming: While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.
- Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising): Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum.
What were the major cost factors in Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made?
Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made."
- Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
- Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
- Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in family productions of this scale.
How Does Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made's Budget Compare to Similar Films?
At $45,000,000, Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:
- 65 (2023): Budget $45,000,000, Worldwide Gross $60,730,568
- Across the Universe (2007): Budget $45,000,000, Worldwide Gross $29,625,761
- Aliens in the Attic (2009): Budget $45,000,000, Worldwide Gross $57,881,056
- Bangkok Dangerous (2008): Budget $45,000,000, Worldwide Gross $42,487,390
- Chicken Run (2000): Budget $45,000,000, Worldwide Gross $224,834,564
The median budget for wide-release family films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.
Awards and Recognition
5 nominations total
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