Most Expensive Movies:
Worrying about Money is a thing of past, as Nowadays the Production houses leave no expenses to make a movie for the audiences. Thanks to the International Box Office market the returns have grown exponentially which has given the Producers a free hand to make movies with a Gigantic Budget.
10. Avengers: Infinity War
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Studio: Walt Disney – Marvel
Production Budget: $300 million
US Domestic Gross: $679 million
Worldwide Gross: $2.049 Billion
Thanks to the large ensemble cast and high-quality CGI the budget of Infinity war was sky high, but Marvel knew what it was doing as they managed to gross more than $2 billion, which made the budget amount look meagre.
9. Spectre
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Studio: Sony Pictures – Columbia Pictures
Production Budget: $300 million
US Domestic Gross: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $880 million
It has been in the trend lately to spend a lot on action flicks, as in order to provide quality action sequences you have to empty your pockets. The creators of James Bond Spectre followed the same trend and reaped the rewards.
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Release Date: May 24, 2007
Studio: Walt Disney
Production Budget: $300 million
US Domestic Gross: $310 million
Worldwide Gross: $964 million
Pirates of the Caribbean was a very popular franchise in the 2000s and it was Disney’s priced possession. So, they did not hold back on their spending.
7. Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Studio: Walt Disney – Lucasfilm Ltd
Production Budget: $306 million
US Domestic Gross: $937 million
Worldwide Gross: $2.054 Billion
The revival of the coveted Star Wars franchise was grand as it was almost obvious that the movie was going to give astronomical returns, therefore, budget was not even a concern.
6. Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Studio: Walt Disney – Lucasfilm Ltd
Production Budget: $317 million
US Domestic Gross: $621 million
Worldwide Gross: $1.317 Billion
Following the Force Awakens’ success at the box office, there were a lot of expectations attached to The Last Jedi, although it got a mixed reception from the audience, it still managed to earn more than a billion dollars.
5. Avengers: Age of Ultron
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Studio: Walt Disney – Marvel
Production Budget: $331 million
US Domestic Gross: $460 million
Worldwide Gross: $1.404 Billion
Avengers Age Of Ultron was one of the most anticipated movies of 2015 after Kevin Feige carefully crafted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie did not meet all the expectations of the fans.
4. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Production Budget: $350 million
US Domestic Gross: $66 million
Worldwide Gross: $247 million
Fox went all out and spent an astronomical $350 million on the Dark Phoenix and after seeing the movie, it is pretty evident that they only focused on the budget and not the story as the movie bombed hard.
3. Avengers: Endgame
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Studio: Walt Disney – Marvel
Production Budget: $356 million
US Domestic Gross: $856 million
Worldwide Gross: $2.792 Billion
The Biggest Crossover event of our lifetime had to be grand. The Salaries of all the A-listers alone exponentially increased the budget of the movie and the budget for this movie is justified after watching the third act.
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Studio: Walt Disney
Production Budget: $411 million
US Domestic Gross: $242 million
Worldwide Gross: $1.046 Billion
Pirates of Caribbean was a Cash Cow for Marvel and it was loved by fans from all around the world. On Stranger Tide was a very well-made movie and it did not disappoint the fans at all.
1. Avatar
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Production Budget: $425 million
US Domestic Gross: $761 million
Worldwide Gross: $2.790 Billion
Of course, it is Avatar. James Cameron is an exceptional filmmaker with an eye for every small detail. He was not going to make Avatar by compromising. As we all know his conviction paid off as Avatar was the Highest Grossing Movie for so many years.
