12 Strong Budget

What is the budget of 12 Strong?

"12 Strong," a war released in 2018, was directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon. The production budget was $35,000,000, placing it in the mid-budget range for war productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a war 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.
• Development: On December 2, 2011, it was announced that producer Jerry Bruckheimer had taken out the script by Ted Tally and rewritten by Peter Craig with Nicolai Fuglsig attached to direct, which was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 2009 for Bruckheimer, based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers.

What were the major cost factors in 12 Strong?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "12 Strong."

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

How Does 12 Strong's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $35,000,000, 12 Strong sits in the mid-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 1941 (1979): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $94,900,000
• Two for the Money (2005): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $30,526,509
• Ghost Ship (2002): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $71,142,361
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022): Budget $35,000,000
• Lion of the Desert (1981): Budget $35,000,000, Worldwide Gross $1,502,136

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

12 Strong Box Office Performance

"12 Strong" earned $45,819,713 domestically and $67,450,815 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $35,000,000, the film showed modest profitability in theatrical release.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "12 Strong," that break-even threshold was roughly $70,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $67,450,815, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $35,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $67,450,815
• Net Return: $32,450,815
• ROI: approximately 92.7%

At 92.7%, "12 Strong" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

12 Strong Production History

On December 2, 2011, it was announced that producer Jerry Bruckheimer had taken out the script by Ted Tally and rewritten by Peter Craig with Nicolai Fuglsig attached to direct, which was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 2009 for Bruckheimer, based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers. On March 29, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Bruckheimer had officially hired Fuglsig to make his feature film directorial debut, which would be co-financed and produced by Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill through Black Label Media, along with Bruckheimer's Jerry Bruckheimer Films..

On September 30, 2016, Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon were cast in the film, and later on November 1, Michael Peña also joined the film. On November 3, 2016, Trevante Rhodes was cast in the film. On November 14, 2016, Austin Stowell was cast in the film to play Staff Sergeant Fred Falls, an American soldier on the elite U.S.

Principal photography began in early January 2017 in New Mexico. Mines near Orogrande, New Mexico, were used. Later the shooting took place in Socorro, where it ended on January 26 after eight days of filming.

Critical Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "12 Strong has a solid cast, honorable intentions, and a thrilling, fact-based story , all of which are occasionally enough to balance a disappointing lack of depth or nuance." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on reviews from 43 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.