Roma Budget

What is the budget of Roma?

"Roma," a drama released in 2018, was directed by Alfonso Cuarón and stars Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira. The production budget was $15,000,000, placing it in the low-budget range for drama productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

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

• Above-the-Line Talent: Drama films live or die on the strength of their performances.
• Location Filming & Period Production Design: Authentic locations , whether contemporary or historical , require scouting, permits, travel, lodging, and often significant dressing to match the story's time period.
• Post-Production, Color Grading & Score: The editorial process for dramas is typically longer than genre films, with careful attention to pacing and tone.
• Production: On 8 September 2016, it was announced that Alfonso Cuarón would write and direct a project focusing on a Mexican family living in Mexico City in the 1970s.

What were the major cost factors in Roma?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Roma."

• Above-the-Line Talent: Above-the-Line Talent is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Location Filming: Location Filming & Period Production Design is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.
• Post-Production: Post-Production, Color Grading & Score is one of the primary cost drivers in drama productions of this scale.

How Does Roma's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $15,000,000, Roma sits in the low-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• A Dangerous Method (2011): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $27,462,041
• Ben-Hur (1959): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $164,000,000
• Land of the Dead (2005): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $47,074,133
• Into the Wild (2007): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $56,255,142
• King's Ransom (2005): Budget $15,000,000, Worldwide Gross $4,139,856

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

Roma Box Office Performance

"Roma" earned $1,140,769 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $15,000,000, the film faced challenges in theatrical release. Home video, streaming, and ancillary revenue may have contributed to its overall performance.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Roma," that break-even threshold was roughly $30,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $1,140,769, the film did not reach break-even in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $15,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $1,140,769
• Net Return: −$13,859,231
• ROI: approximately -92.4%

At -92.4%, "Roma" did not recoup its production budget through theatrical release alone.

Awards and Recognition

Won 3 Oscars. 255 wins & 229 nominations total

• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
• APRECI Award for Best International Premiere
• Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (91st Academy Awards)
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
• BAFTA Award for Best Film
• National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
• Academy Award for Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (91st Academy Awards)

Critical Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Roma holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Roma finds writer-director Alfonso Cuarón in complete, enthralling command of his visual craft,and telling the most powerfully personal story of his career." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 96 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". It is the 56th highest-rated film of all time on the site, and the best-reviewed of 2018.