Production Costs
Before the film was even made they'd spent $30m. This was spent on:
Script and Development ($10)
The script budget on a film is usually around 5% of the total budget. 5 writers were used and 2 of them were prize winning novelist Michael Chabon and David Koepp who netted an eight figure pay day.
Licensing ($20)
Marvel own Spiderman, whoever Sony bought the movie rights in 1999 so there has been some conflict between both of the Hollywood big 6's which pushed the licensing price up even further.
Stan Lee who is the co-creater of the Spiderman comic chaacter acts as executive producer. Marvel pays him a sallary of $1m
During the shoot they spent $100m and this money was given to the stars, the directors and the producers and they are paid a weekly wage throughout the shoot. These are called above the line costs and these are made before the cameras start to roll.
Producers ($15m)
Spiderman 2 has two producers, one co-producter and three executive producers
Director ($10m)
For spiderman 1 the Evil Dead director Sam Raimi was used and he was well known for not keeping the costs down.
Cast ($30)
Tobey Maguire landed the title role after the first choice, Heath Ledger, passed away. His pay ($4) jumped up to $17 for the sequal.
Kirstin Dunst was paid an estimate pf $5-$6m for Spiderman 2
Below The Line ($45)
The photography on Spiderman 2 began in New York where they shooted various shots and different locations.
Below The Line costs are the physical production expenses of the shoot including the crew fees.
After the shoot they spent $70m and this including the editing costs
Special Effects ($65)
This is one of the spends that is growing fast
Music ($5)
Danny Elfman composed the music for spiderman 2 for a fee of $2m
The Sell ($75)
Prints and Advertising
These aren't included in the production budget
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