ðə fˈɪlm ɪz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd æz ðə fˈɜːst jˌuːˈɛs pɹədˈʌkʃən tə kˈɔst æt lˈiːst dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚ ɪn tə pɹədˈuːs, wɪð ˈæktʃuːəl kˈɔsts dʒˈʌst ɛksˈiːdɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.wˈʌn mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚ ˈɪn.
The film is credited as the first US production to cost at least $1 million ($ in ) to produce, with actual costs just exceeding $1.1 million ($ in ).