So what was Trek XI's actual budget?
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i dont have time to look for it again but someone from paramount said 130.
Can OP please link to these 200 Million rumors? I have'nt seen anything on that.
I believe it was 140-150.
I believe it was 140-150.
I think they did do some second-unit shooting in Iceland.
As far as the production budget goes, I've seen no verified figures, but I remember something on TrekMovie a while back hinting that the movie had come in under the $150 million number usually cited, and suggested a final number falling somewhere between $135 million and $145 million. More concrete information than that I haven't seen, but I'm inclined to doubt the accuracy of the $200 million figure.
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That sounds pretty cool; I figured it would be Alaska. Second-unit shooting requires a couple of guys and a helicopter, plus air fare. He probably saved a bundle on that.
I was just re-listening to an old J.J.Abrams interview on Howard Stern, where J.J. explains that it's usually his way to try hard to come in both under time and under budget. He's done it before on movies, he said.
He said he got that habit working for the WB on Felicity, where there is actually no way to go over budget. So he might not have spent profligately like some are assuming based on other producers.
Production Budget N/A?
Any clues as to why Box Office Mojo lists Star Trek's production budget as N/A?
I know that the number $150 million has been floating around, but I would greatly appreciate knowing both:
1. the cost to produce
2. and separately, the marketing costs.
I wonder if the $150 million figure is both production and marketing. Any ideas?
Any clues as to why Box Office Mojo lists Star Trek's production budget as N/A?
I know that the number $150 million has been floating around, but I would greatly appreciate knowing both:
1. the cost to produce
2. and separately, the marketing costs.
I wonder if the $150 million figure is both production and marketing. Any ideas?
There IS NO official report. Its actually not uncommon for studios not to give out production budgets. Most are just estimates. Most estimates I've seen are $120 to 150 million. Many people say its lower rather than higher.
The only thing we DO know. Anthony Pascale of Trekmovie has been told that Paramount is already making a PROFIT on the movie.
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The only thing we DO know. Anthony Pascale of Trekmovie has been told that Paramount is already making a PROFIT on the movie.
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Slight off topic, I think it may have been reported here, but John Eaves has apparently commented a couple of times, both on his blog and to other sources at conventions, etc, that the budget for Star Trek 11 was actually rather tight to start off with. J.J. had to go back and forth with Paramount to get the budget that he wanted. Apparently this is why they decided to redress a brewery for some location shots like Engineering as it apparently cost far less to do this than to build new sets, and perhaps J.J. didn't have the full budget desired when it came to shooting the engineering section, etc.
Re: Production Budget N/A?
Yeah, I think this is the case.
I've read outrageous remarks from forum users all over the net that the production budget was 150 million dollars and the marketing budget was ANOTHER 150 million dollars..!
Yeah, I think this is the case.
I've read outrageous remarks from forum users all over the net that the production budget was 150 million dollars and the marketing budget was ANOTHER 150 million dollars..!
I've heard estimates for between $100 million and $200 million, so $150 million sounds slike a nice, round figure.
As to whether it includes marketing costs, I'm not sure.
As has already been mentioned, there were no $20 million salaries amongst the cast, which would have kept costs down. Big budgets are also used as part of unoffical, hype-building publicity.
But, from what I've heard, Paramount is already turning a profit on the film, and it's outdone "Wolverine" stateside, and also has a higher figure than "Wolverine" did after the same amount of days in release. So it's not doing badly at all. Paramount have nothing to whinge about, at least.
As to whether it includes marketing costs, I'm not sure.
As has already been mentioned, there were no $20 million salaries amongst the cast, which would have kept costs down. Big budgets are also used as part of unoffical, hype-building publicity.
But, from what I've heard, Paramount is already turning a profit on the film, and it's outdone "Wolverine" stateside, and also has a higher figure than "Wolverine" did after the same amount of days in release. So it's not doing badly at all. Paramount have nothing to whinge about, at least.
Triple of any previous?! No, not all of them. If you adjust for inflation, TMP had a budget of $102 million while Insurrection and Nemesis had budgets of greater than $71 million.
But, it would be triple and even more of some other movies. Khan had an adjusted budget of only $24 million! It would be about triple of TVH, TFF, TUC, and GEN.
You would be correct in saying that this movie had the highest budget of any previous Trek movie even when adjusting for inflation.
Mr Awe
The second-unit shooting in Iceland was abandoned. That entire icy wasteland you see was created at Dodger Stadium and enhanced digitally.
I heard that what was abandoned were plans to shoot with actors on location; I realize the scenes with Chris Pine were done in L.A.
But it does look like the overhead shots were of a real guy on a real glacier from a helicopter somewhere.
I'm aware of the Dodger Stadium parking-lot shoot -- we've all seen the pictures of that -- and I remember early rumors of shooting in Iceland being dismissed; someone was quoted as saying that locations were scouted, but ended up never being used.
Then in January of this year turns up a French interview (thread here about it) with Quinto which seems to say that they did do something in Iceland. It's no more than a passing mention, and I suppose Quinto could have been mistaken, but he apparently did say so. It's no skin off my nose, one way or the other.
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