Get Out Budget

What is the budget of Get Out?

"Get Out," a mystery released in 2017, was directed by Jordan Peele and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams. The production budget was $4,500,000, placing it in the micro-budget range for mystery productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Talent & Director Compensation: Thrillers depend on compelling lead performances to sustain tension, making cast compensation a primary budget concern. Directors with proven thriller credentials command premium fees.
• Cinematography & Location Photography: Thriller aesthetics demand specific visual languages , surveillance-style photography, claustrophobic framing, or expansive location work across multiple cities or countries.
• Editorial & Sound Post-Production: Precision editing , controlling information flow, building suspense through pacing, and orchestrating reveals , requires extended post-production schedules.
• Development: Get Out is the directorial debut of Jordan Peele, who had previously worked in comedy, including the sketch show Key & Peele.

What were the major cost factors in Get Out?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Get Out."

• Talent: Talent & Director Compensation is one of the primary cost drivers in mystery productions of this scale.
• Cinematography: Cinematography & Location Photography is one of the primary cost drivers in mystery productions of this scale.
• Editorial: Editorial & Sound Post-Production is one of the primary cost drivers in mystery productions of this scale.

How Does Get Out's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $4,500,000, Get Out sits in the micro-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• Secrets & Lies (1996): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $13,417,292
• Hard Boiled (1992): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $2,592,782
• Donnie Darko (2001): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $7,500,000
• Requiem for a Dream (2000): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $7,390,108
• Talk to Me (2023): Budget $4,500,000, Worldwide Gross $91,959,188

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

Get Out Box Office Performance

"Get Out" earned $176,196,665 domestically and $255,407,969 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $4,500,000, 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 "Get Out," that break-even threshold was roughly $9,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $255,407,969, the film cleared that threshold comfortably.

• Production Budget: $4,500,000
• Worldwide Gross: $255,407,969
• Net Return: $250,907,969
• ROI: approximately 5575.7%

At 5575.7%, "Get Out" earned roughly $56.76 for every $1 invested in production.

Get Out Production History

Get Out is the directorial debut of Jordan Peele, who had previously worked in comedy, including the sketch show Key & Peele. Peele has said that horror and comedy share similar mechanics (such as timing, rhythm and surprise), and that his comedy background helped inform the film’s approach to tension and reveals. As the film deals with racism, Peele has said the story is personal to him, though not autobiographical.

The lead actors, Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, were cast in November 2015, with other roles cast between December 2015 and February 2016. Kaluuya was cast based on his performance in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits". He has said the role appealed to him because Chris is written as an everyman, and because the party sequence felt recognizable in its social dynamics.

Principal photography began on February 16, 2016. Shooting took place in Fairhope, Alabama for three weeks, followed by work at Barton Academy and in the Ashland Place Historic District in midtown Mobile, Alabama. The exterior and interior of the Armitage house were filmed just south of Fairhope.

Awards and Recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 154 wins & 214 nominations total

• Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
• National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
• Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele (90th Academy Awards)

Critical Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 403 reviews, and an average rating of 8.30/10. The critical consensus reads, "Funny, scary, and thought-provoking, Get Out seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride." The film was the highest rated wide release of 2017 on the site. On Metacritic, the film has an average weighted score of 85 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".