Summary
- Millie Bobby Brown’s new movie, The Electric State, has a budget surpassing all of Stranger Things season 4.
- The Electric State’s $320 million budget is comparable to top films like Star Wars, showing a big investment.
- Despite risks, Netflix is banking on Brown’s success and the Russo brothers to make The Electric State a hit.
Millie Bobby Brown’s new sci-fi movie makes the record-breaking season 4 of Stranger Things look ridiculous. Brown has starred in Netflix’s Stranger Things since 2016 as one of the main protagonists, a girl with supernatural powers called Eleven. The American show has been highly praised for its take on the monster horror genre and Stranger Things season 5 is expected to release in 2025. Brown has also starred in other hit Netflix productions recently, including Enola Holmes and Damsel, however, there is one upcoming Netflix movie for Millie Bobby Brown that is expected to be her biggest production yet.
The Electric State is a sci-fi adventure movie which follows a young orphan called Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) as she searches for her younger brother in a 1990s post-apocalyptic America. The Electric State will release on Netflix in early 2025 and is based on a graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag. Brown is also joined by Chris Pratt and Anthony Mackie in The Electric State, who star as her companions (a smuggler and his robot sidekick), as well as Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, and Giancarlo Esposito. The film will also be directed by long-time Marvel directors, Anthony and Joe Russo.
Millie Bobby Brown’s The Electric State Movie Has A $300 Million+ Budget
The Electric State Is On Par With Star Wars
The Electric State has a shockingly large budget of $320 million, making it the most expensive movie that Millie Bobby Brown has starred in. Both Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong, which Brown starred in, had a maximum budget of $200 million, which means that The Electric State will somehow exceed movies from the Monsterverse franchise. Considering the potential exploration of a dystopian US, The Electric State’s large budget makes sense as it accounts for the size of the world and the beings and robots that dwell there.
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Movie |
Budget |
Box Office |
|---|---|---|
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End |
$300 million |
$963.4 million |
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Justice League |
$300 million |
$661.3 million |
|
Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
$300 million |
$1.334 billion |
The Electric State’s $300 million budget will lead to the movie being in the top 20 most expensive films of the 21st century, alongside similar budget movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Justice League, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. However, despite its large budget, Justice League was DC’s biggest box office bomb, making less than its break-even of $750 million. Therefore, a large budget doesn’t necessarily mean a large box office result. However, with Stranger Things fans eagerly awaiting season 5, interest in Millie Bobby Brown may just increase the likelihood of The Electric State’s success.
The Electric State’s Budget Is Already Way Bigger Than All Of Stranger Things Season 4
Stranger Things’ Success Allowed Its Huge Season 4 Budget
Season 4 made Stranger Things Netflix’s most expensive series, but Netflix’s new movie, The Electric State, has a budget that trumps Stranger Things by $30 million. Stranger Things season 4 was released in 2022 and was highly praised for its visual effects, emotionality, and soundtrack, which is not surprising considering it had a $270 million budget for the entire season. The show was such a hit with viewers that it caused Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” to hit the charts again 37 years after its release, and Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” to reach number one on streaming platforms.
Stranger Things’
season 4 budget is shocking, but the horror series already had previous success which allowed them to take such a risk.
At around $30 million per episode, Stranger Things season 4 budget is shocking, but the horror series already had previous success which allowed them to take such a risk. With The Electric State, however, there is no established franchise beyond the graphic novel and the movie will be going directly to streaming, which makes Stranger Things’ budget risk seem like child’s play. There are plenty of low budget sci-fi movies which are better than blockbusters, therefore it seems like such a huge risk for The Electric State to have this big of a budget for a standalone streaming movie.
The Electric State’s Budget Is Still A Big Risk After The Russo Brothers’ Last Netflix Movie
Netflix Is Taking A Risk With The Russo Brothers
The Electric State’s budget is a huge risk for Netflix because the Russo brothers’ last Netflix movie didn’t do so well. The Gray Man, a 2022 action thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, is another Russo brothers production based on a book. Despite having a budget of $200 million, making it one of Netflix’s most expensive films, it received mixed reviews from critics due to cliché and pacing, and has 45% on Rotten Tomatoes. As Netflix does not disclose data regarding its theatrical releases, grosses were estimated and The Gray Man reportedly made $200 million in its opening weekend.
The Gray Man 2
has been confirmed to be in development.
The Gray Man barely returned its budget during its theatrical release, which would make it a flop, but when Netflix released it digitally one week later, 43.55 million viewers streamed the movie in the first three days. Recovering from its theatrical bomb, The Gray Man became one of Netflix’s most-watched movies of all time. However, it seems a huge gamble to allocate $300 million to the Russo brothers’ next movie considering their mixed Netflix history. Hopefully, Millie Bobby Brown’s Stranger Things success and season 5’s hype will help lift Netflix’s promising sci-fi movie, The Electric State, to streaming success.