Following various reports of a surprisingly low budget, The Marvels budget has reportedly been revealed in full, thanks to a new report from Forbes.
What is the reported budget for The Marvels?
Forbe’s latest report notes that, according to financial documents released in new company filings from Disney, The Marvels budget is around $270 million, with the company having spent $274.8 million on the film during its time filming. The company also revealed that it had received a $55 million subsidy from the United Kingdom during its time filming, bringing the total budget to around $219.8 million.
This means that in order to become a “profitable” film, The Marvels would have to make roughly $439.6 million at the global box office. While not a foregone conclusion, the original Captain Marvel made more than twice that, taking in $1.1 billion by the end of its run.
The news comes following reports that the budget for the film was significantly less. In a profile on director Nia DaCosta, Vanity Fair noted that the budget for the Captain Marvel sequel was just $130 million before removing that mention from the article in a later revision. It’s unknown if that number was just for the strict production budget of the film, which wouldn’t take into account any marketing or promotion costs.
What is The Marvels about?
The Marvels will see the return of Oscar winner Brie Larson as she reprises her role as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, who fans last saw in Avengers: Endgame. Joining Larson in the sequel are WandaVision breakout star Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. It’s set to hit theaters on November 10, 2023.
The sequel is directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman) from a screenplay by Megan McDonnell. Additional cast also includes MCU vet Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and popular South Korean actor Park Seo-Joon.
“Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence,” reads the synopsis. “But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as The Marvels.”
Captain Marvel made its debut in 2019, where it went on to earn a worldwide gross of over $1.1 billion, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of that year. It also starred Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn, who recently starred in their own Disney+ series, Secret Invasion.
