Trivia

This movie cost $55 million, although it was originally budgeted at $80 million. In a 2006 interview, Paul Haggis stated that Clint Eastwood had shot the movie in just over 50 days, or nearly half the original shooting schedule. Variety subsequently downgraded the price tag to $25 million. The budget for the companion piece, Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), was officially credited at $20 million, but according to Variety, the actual cost was "under $70 million" for both movies combined, meaning Letters from Iwo Jima cost $15 million. It is possible that Warner Brothers inflated the budget as part of its campaign when it became evident that Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) had Academy Award potential. As of April 2007, this movie and Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) had a combined worldwide theatrical gross of $135 million, with this movie having performed, according to Variety, "very strongly" in the home video market. See more