How could this movie cost 80 millions???
Doesn't have special effects or action scenes...
Adam Sandler is the only one actor at the cast that receives more than 10 millions...
It's not so expensive shot in California... so why???
Good question!
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Adam Sandler probably made 20 million.
shareTrivia section says that this movie was shot in sequence, so that's probably why the budget was big as well...
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I don't think shooting in or out of sequence here would make any signficant difference to the budget.
Most films shoot out of sequence, because there are multiple shooting locations, oftentimes in difference countries, so the shooting schedule needs to be strategic.
Spanglish was filmed exclusively in SoCal..
yeah 80 million is quite a bit
honestly..i think its the production value..the movie had amazing sets/locations, the lighting was impeccable...perfect in each and every scene...great direction...great score...and all those other hidden expenses i suppose amount up to quite a bit..maybe it includes marketing ? dont know !
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Wages for some of the talent involved including Sandler and Brooks.
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Big marketing budget I would guess.
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The marketing for a movie is generally not included in the stated budget, which is the "production" budget.
I also was stunned to see this movie, back in 2004, which was essentially a character-driven movie with virtually no special effects, CGI, not shot overseas, no elaborate sets or locations, etc...would have an $80M budget, even with Sandler's $20M nut.
Just to put this in perspective, the Bourne Supremacy also came out in 2004, was the second in the series so clearly Matt Damon got a huge raise, and it had all of the aforementioned things Spanglish didn't: exotic European locales, special effects, etc...and yet it's budget was only $75M.
Heck Meet the Fockers also came out in 2004, was also the second in the series, had multiple highly-paid principals like DeNiro, Hoffman, Streisand, and Stiller...and also had an $80M budget.
Sandler was paid 25 million, that is 1/3 of the entire budget alone. The other main characters' salaries total between 10-12 million. Salaries alone, excluding minor roles and extras account for almost half of the budget.
Don't forget about James L. Brooks, a three time Academy Award winner and a highly acclaimed writer/director in this business. His pay was significant considering he wrote AND directed this film.
Then there is Hans Zimmer, I should need to say no more there.
In what I have mentioned, these figures alone would account for approximately 75% of the entire budget. If you're familiar with how movies are made and basic film budgeting, the other 20 million should make sense falling in it's particular place.
Americans love Adam Sandler no matter how stupid his movies are they flock to go see them.
share$50 Million went to Scientology and the Illuminati. Sandler is the world's strongest arbiter of the arcane.
shareYeah, this is I guess his biggest "bomb" as it lost $25 million, but it is not his lowest-grossing film by a long shot.
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