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.

Production of Slumdog Millionaire

To hone the script, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy made three research trips to India and interviewed street children, finding himself impressed with their attitudes. He said "I want to get across the sense of this huge amount of fun, laughter, chat, and sense of community that is in these slums. What you pick up on is this mass of energy." Danny Boyle, after being approached by Simon Beaufoy, initially believed that no-one would be interested in a film about Who Want to be a Millionaire but revisited the script later on.

By the summer of 2006 British production companies Celador Films and Film 4  Productions invited director Danny Boyle to read the script of Slumdog Millionaire, but initially hesitated as he was not interested in making a film about 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' however soon found out that Simon Beaufoy wrote 'The Full Monty' one of the director's favourite films so decided to revisit the script. The film is in production with Film 4, Celador Films and Pathe Pictures International.

I believe that films such as 'Borat', 'Bruno' and 'Enduring Love' have helped Film 4 Productions thrive as a film business. It was rare for a blockbuster to receive so much commercial and critical acclaim that involved so little planning and distribution.