Forbes has done some digging and learned Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness actually cost $94.5 million more to produce than the original $200 million estimates.
After crunching the numbers, it's thought the sequel cost roughly $349 million to make. After a $54.5 million reimbursement from the UK government in the form of tax breaks, that means the budget came in at $294.5 million.
Even so, a worldwide gross of $955.8 million means it still turned a $183.4 million profit from theatrical revenue, a sum which has obviously narrowed since this news came out.
Like many titles released last year, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was hit by several pandemic-related delays. Production was halted due to COVID, but we're guessing the bigger costs came as a result of some pretty extensive reshoots.
Entire sequences were changed and those splashy cameos were filmed multiple times, a result of Marvel Studios not necessarily having a concrete plan in place for the Multiverse Saga (key creatives involved with the movie hadn't even seen WandaVision, while there were no real references to Loki).
"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a one of a kind blockbuster experience," we said in our review, "and a pure, unadulterated Sam Raimi movie that, while not quite the crazy ride through the Multiverse we expected, delivers a fun, horror-tinged trip."
There have been rumblings Deadpool 3 is going to deliver what most fans hoped this one would in terms of taking us on a crazy trip through the Multiverse. Still, there was still plenty to love about Sam Raimi's Marvel return.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is streaming on Disney+.