Cost of Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle was impressed with the way Simon Beaufoy wove the multiple storylines from Swarup's book into one simple narrative, so the director decided to commit to the project. The film was projected to cost up to US$15 million, so Celador sought a US distributor to share costs. Fox Searchlight Pictures made an initial offer that was reportedly in the $2 million range, but Warner Independent Pictures made a $5 million offer to win the rights of the picture. The gross venue totaled up to $377,417,293.