The budget for the film Pain & Gain was above $ 30 million .
On February 13 , 2012 , it was confirmed that the budget for the film would be funded by Paramount Pictures as part of a two-picture deal with Bay , and the budget would be $ 26 million , making it the cheapest film he has ever directed , since his first feature film Bad Boys ( 1995 ) , thanks in part to Bay , Johnson , and Wahlberg not taking salaries .
Pain & Gain