I was a little interested in Lee and noticed no one put out budget information for the film so I tried to dig into this a little bit.
First of all, I saw that Lee showed 4,954,663,500 HUF in Hungarian QE spending (a/k/a ~13,618,083.13 USD) before tax credits [I've found Hungarian QE for hollywood films is roughly half the reported budget] and then I realized this was a UK film so I could go to "BROUHAHA LEE LIMITED" company house page and see what had been reported. While the relevant "full accounts" information has yet to be published, information in documents detailing the company's obligations to third parties spelled out the process.
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sky (international rights agreement) | $ 4,000,000.00 |
| Sky (Financing Agreement) | $ 1,000,000.00 |
| Cofiloisirs (Loan Agreement) | $ 4,037,833.00 |
| Aperture (Loan Agreement) | $ 7,013,781.00 |
| MSP (Financing Agreement) | $ 5,000,000.00 |
| Pasaca (Financing Agreement) | $ 2,595,000.00 |
| Hantz (Financing Agreement) | $ 500,000.00 |
| Total raised via Loans | $ 11,051,614.00 |
| Total raised via Financing/Sale of Rights | $ 13,095,000.00 |
| ———– | ———– |
| Total Budget | $ 28,721,208.00 |
| Contingency | $ 1,900,000.00 |
| Remainder | $ 6,474,594.00 |
And I believe the remainder was funded by the listed presold rights
| Presale country | Party |
|---|---|
| Portugal | Nos Lusomundo |
| Middle East | Front Row |
| Greece | Feneway |
| Scandinavia | Scanbox |
| South Africa | Empire |
| Eastern Europe | Verticle |
| Benelux | Searchers |
| Spian, Italy and LatAm | Vertice |
| Israel | Forum |
| France | Societe Nouvelle |
| CIS [Russia+] | Central Partnership |
| Canada | Elevation |
| Germany/Anz | StudioCanal |
| Baltics | Acme |
note that due to context this is all concerning gross budget.
by SilverRoyce