The Beatles' Movie 'A Hard Day's Night' Cost $500,000, and It Was More Than Worth It

The Beatles exist in a stratosphere all their own decades after they broke up. The music still resonates, and the band members — living and dead — are still celebrated. So are the group’s other projects, such as The Beatles’ first movie A Hard Day’s Night. It cost $500,000 to make, which was well worth it beyond the box office receipts. Paul McCartney said filming the movie was nerve-wracking, but it came with a huge payoff.
George Harrison (from left), Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon on the set of The Beatles' movie 'A Hard Day's Night' in 1964.
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ more than recouped its $500,000 budget

A Hard Day’s Night (1964) was like many other movies. A screenwriter (Alun Owen) penned the script. A director (Richard Lester) helmed the shoot. And actors (many of them anonymous in the U.S. aside from The Beatles) performed in it.

Yet it comes off as a quasi-documentary with Paul, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr fending off rabid fans at the height of Beatlemania as they try to get to a TV appearance.

Source: Jason Rossi/cheatsheet.com

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