Movie Magic Budgeting is one of the best-known budgeting tools in the film industry. Gorilla Budgeting gives filmmakers, producers, production managers, and film schools a practical way to build budgets, manage accounts, work with globals, track expenses, and connect budgeting to the scheduling workflow.
Use this checklist to compare key budgeting features and decide which product fits your production or classroom workflow.
| Product | Monthly | Yearly | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorilla Budgeting | $24.99 per month |
$199 per year |
Includes Gorilla Budgeting workflow tools for accounts, globals, reports, expenses, and production cost planning. |
| Movie Magic Budgeting | $42.99 per month |
$299.88 per year |
EP currently lists annual pricing as $24.99/month billed annually. |
| Budgeting Feature | Gorilla Budgeting | Movie Magic Budgeting |
|---|---|---|
| Industry-style budget structure | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget templates / sample budgets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Detailed line item budgeting | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4th level budget line items | ✓ | Check current version |
| Budget globals | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget groups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fringes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fringe ranges and cutoffs | ✓ | Check current version |
| Multiple currencies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change all currency in a budget | ✓ Gorilla 11 |
Check current version |
| Reverse base currency for selected lines | ✓ Gorilla 11 |
Check current version |
| Credits and tax incentives | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accounting / expense tracking | ✓ | Check current version |
| Receipt tracking | ✓ | Check current version |
| Ratebook integration | ✓ With Gorilla Ratebook |
Check current version |
| Import data from a linked schedule | ✓ With Gorilla Scheduling / Combo |
Separate scheduling product required |
| Import total days worked from DOOD report into linked budget | ✓ Gorilla 11 |
Check current workflow |
| Placeholder actor records for early budgeting | ✓ Gorilla 11 |
Check current version |
| Hide budget sections | ✓ | Check current version |
Gorilla Budgeting helps producers build, revise, organize, print, export, and manage production budgets with the tools needed for real production planning.
When used with Gorilla Scheduling, Gorilla Budgeting helps connect production planning to production cost planning.
Gorilla 11 adds currency workflow improvements, actor placeholders, and the ability to bring total days worked from a DOOD report into a linked budget.
Gorilla Budgeting is useful for teaching students how production costs are organized, reported, adjusted, and connected to scheduling decisions.
The best way to compare budgeting software is to test the workflow. Download the demo, open a sample budget, explore accounts and reports, and see how Gorilla fits your production.
