Was the movies's budget ever officially announced?

[Duane]

I heard rumors that it was $150 million, but I never saw an official announcment. Mind you, I don't follow this stuff as closely as some of you.

I'm in the camp that hopes the budget is a LOT smaller. It never took big $$ to make great Star Trek.

 

[PowderedToastMan]

budgets rarely get officially announced

but it is closer to 140

 

[Holytomato]

Oh goody, the war cry of "Star Trek shouldn't have a big budget! "

now has its own thread.



I vote for this film not to have a budget. :thumbsup:

 

[Duane]

I wonder if the estimate of $140 million also includes marketing/advertising/publicity costs? That's usually half the cost of a film, right?

Otherwise, I can't figure out where the money is going. Any ideas?

 

[RoJoHen]

I'm hoping a lot of it goes towards CGI. Not that I require big explosions or anything, but the effects from the last couple movies have been kind of meh, Insurrection in particular.

 

[Woulfe]

Gotta pay ILM the BIG BUCK$.....
~ CACHING ~
Gotta ADVERTIZE the heck out of this one.....
~ CACHING ~
What's left after that, oh yea, gotta pay the cast, crew, Sound Stage rental, Location shooting, yadda yadda yadda...
~ caching ~

 

[MadBaggins]

The budget will be whatever it takes to make this thing good.

 

[SlyCardie]

I'm surprised it's that high. I wasn't expecting this movie to break $100 million domestically, but maybe I'm underestimating the number of casual moviegoers who would be interested in this project.

 

[cooleddie74]

I read $150 million both online and in TV GUIDE.

 

[zenophite]

I read in entertainment weekly that the official budget was two and a half gazillion dollars.

 

[Nerys Myk]

What's that in quatloos?

 

[zenophite]

Nerys Myk said:
What's that in quatloos?

in deflated federation dollars probably about 6 quatloos

 

[cooleddie74]

Damn Federation Reserve Bank and its interest rate policies.