Sony spent at least $90 million to produce the movie, after accounting for tax credits and not including significant marketing costs. Paul Dergarabedian, a comScore box office analyst, called that total a “strong performance,” especially considering relatively inexpensive production costs. Universal spent an estimated $45 million to produce the comedy, about an all-female a cappella troupe. With the help of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, “La La Land” did it last year. “Downsizing,” directed and co-written by the Oscar-winning Alexander Payne (“The Descendants”), cost $68 million to make, an eye-popping amount for an art house-minded film.

Source: New York Times December 24, 2017 19:07 UTC