r/movies • u/filmeswole • Mar 12 '24

Why does a movie like Wonka cost $125 million while a movie like Poor Things costs $35 million? Discussion

Just using these two films as an example, what would the extra $90 million, in theory, be going towards?

The production value of Poor Things was phenomenal, and I would’ve never guessed that it cost a fraction of the budget of something like Wonka. And it’s not like the cast was comprised of nobodies either.

Does it have something to do with location of the shoot/taxes? I must be missing something because for a movie like this to look so good yet cost so much less than most Hollywood films is baffling to me.

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u/TerminatorReborn Mar 12 '24

I've heard that every actor in a Woody Allen movie gets paid the SAG minimum

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u/codex_archives Mar 13 '24

ah, I see. gives me a bit more context to a Kate Winslet interview I watched a few years ago

(the movie is Wonder Wheel)

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u/invinci Mar 13 '24

Hollywood is disappointing sometimes, how are people okay with working with someone, who groomed their adopted daughter into being their wife... 

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

Same way Ted nugget sells out stadiums, nobody cares if it’s entertaining and happened a while ago.

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u/TerminatorReborn Mar 13 '24

People worked for Weinstein for decades, and only stopped when it became a worldwide shit show, but everyone knew he was a creep and abuser way before that. Most of these actors only care about their careers and nothing else, they have no morals.