When We First Met Budget

What is the budget of When We First Met?

"When We First Met," a comedy released in 2018, was directed by Ari Sandel and stars Adam Devine, Alexandra Daddario. The production budget was $10,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for comedy productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a comedy 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.
• Production: In May 2016, Ari Sandel was set to direct the film from a script by John Whittington and Adam DeVine, while producers on the film are Adam Saunders of Footprint Features, Mason Novick of MXN Entertainment, with Mary Viola and McG of Wonderland Sound and Vision.

What were the major cost factors in When We First Met?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "When We First Met."

• Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.

How Does When We First Met's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $10,000,000, When We First Met sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• By the Sea (2015): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $3,727,746
• Eye for an Eye (2025): Budget $10,000,000
• Goal! (2005): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $27,610,873
• Phantom (2013): Budget $10,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,197,759
• War of the Worlds (2025): Budget $10,000,000

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

Critical Reception

On the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The critical consensus reads: "Much like its protagonist, When We First Met struggles in the cinematic 'friend zone', and will face a slew of viewer breakups before finding much in the way of true love." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".