It’s not enough for a film’s box office to simply exceed its production budget. Marketing costs aren’t included in a studio’s reported spending on a film, the ticket sales of which are shared with theaters. That means that a film must make significantly more than its production budget to break even. Here are some of the most and least profitable films from the studio.
Hit: “Shrek 2”
Release: 2004
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $919.8 million ($1.16 billion after inflation)
Miss: “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas”
Release: 2003
Budget: $60 million
Worldwide Gross: $80.8 million ($104.6 million after inflation)
Hit: “Shrek the Third”
Release: 2007
Budget: $160 million
Worldwide Gross: $799 million ($917.7 million after inflation)
Miss: “The Road to El Dorado”
Release: 2000
Budget: $95 million
Worldwide Gross: $76.4 million ($105.7 million after inflation)
Hit: “Shrek Forever After”
Release: 2012
Budget: $145 million
Worldwide Gross: $752.6 million ($821 million after inflation)
Miss: “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron”
Release: 2002
Budget: $80 million
Worldwide Gross: $122.6 million ($162.3 million after inflation)
Hit: “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
Release: 2012
Budget: $145 million
Worldwide Gross: $746.9 million ($774.7 million after inflation)
Miss: “Flushed Away”
Release: 2006
Budget: $149 million
Worldwide Gross: $178.1 million ($210.3 million after inflation)
Hit: “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Release: 2011
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $665.7 million ($704.7 million after inflation)
Hit: “Kung Fu Panda”
Release: 2008
Budget: $130 million
Worldwide Gross: $631.7 million($698.7 million after inflation)
Miss: “Antz”
Release: 1998
Budget: $105 million
Worldwide Gross: $171.8 million ($250.9 million after inflation)
Hit: “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
Release: 2008
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $603.9 million ($667.93 million after inflation)
Miss: “Mr. Peabody & Sherman”
Release: 2014
Budget: $145 million
Worldwide Gross: $275.7 million ($277 million after inflation)
Hit: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”
Release: 2014
Budget: $145 million
Worldwide Gross: $621.5 million ($625.16 million after inflation)
