How Much Did A Quiet Place 2 Cost To Make

Here’s how much A Quiet Place Part II cost to make. After being delayed multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic, the highly-anticipated horror sequel is finally ready for release. With theaters reopened and COVID-19 vaccines distributed, A Quiet Place 2 is shaping up to be a major box office hit. Early ticket sales on Fandango are actually better now in 2021 than they were prior to the film’s original release date in March 2020, a positive sign for exhibitors looking to rebound after enduring a rough year in 2020.

With theaters trying to get back on track, A Quiet Place 2 reads as the ideal release for a burgeoning summer movie season. It’s a followup to one of 2018’s surprise hits; the original movie earned widespread critical praise and $340.9 million at the worldwide box office. Additionally, A Quiet Place 2 received very positive reviews, with critics calling it a worthy sequel that builds upon its predecessor and delivers captivating thrills. Horror movies are traditionally lucrative investments for studios, since they easily turn a profit thanks to moderate production budgets. A Quiet Place 2 is in that boat, but it was more expensive than the first installment.

A Quiet Place 2’s reported production budget is $61 million, which is a notable increase when compared to its predecessor. The original Quiet Place cost between $17-21 million. The difference can likely be chalked up to Paramount knowing A Quiet Place is a viable franchise they can rely on. Prior to the first film, this was an untested property and the studio may have been unsure how audiences would respond. Seeing A Quiet Place become a hit galvanized Paramount to approve a bigger budget for the sequel.

Obviously, A Quiet Place 2 was green-lit well before the pandemic, and everyone expected it to be released under normal circumstances in 2020. Despite the theatrical landscape drastically changing over the past year A Quiet Place 2 should be in good shape commercially. Even with multiplexes still limiting capacity, A Quiet Place 2 will probably turn a profit. Going by the old rule of thumb, a movie’s break even point is double whatever its budget is. For A Quiet Place 2, this means it needs to earn approximately $122 million globally to recoup its costs. That figure may not be entirely accurate now due to the delays, but the movie isn’t in a position where it needs to break the bank in order to be considered a success.

There’s already talk of A Quiet Place 3, with star Emily Blunt confirming a trilogy is planned. Paramount will likely want to keep the franchise going as long as they can, and it will be interesting to see what they do with the budget. It would be easy to increase it again in the hopes of making a typical “bigger and better” sequel, but a case can be made any future sequels shouldn’t cost more than $61 million. Unless A Quiet Place 2 grosses substantially more than the first film, keeping this property in the medium budget range is a smart thing to do.