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Due to the secretive nature of Hollywood accounting it is not clear which film is the most expensive film ever made. Spider-Man 3 officially holds the record with an acknowledged cost of $258 million,while Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and its sequel pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End were produced together on a combined budget of $450 million, making them the most expensive production. Although the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels shared many costs it is estimated that around $300 million was spent on producing At World's End. More recently there have been reports that Avatar is the most expensive film ever made with speculation that it cost $280 million.Inflation also naturally contributes to increasing sizes, which often sees Cleopatra cited as the most expensive film of all time. Costing $44 million in 1963, its cost adjusted for inflation is over $300 million.
This list contains only the films that are already released to the general public, and no films that are still in production, post-production or just announced films, for the reason that these costs can still change in the production process. Listed below is the negative cost: the costs of the actual filming, and not including promotional costs (i.e. advertisements, commercials, posters, etc.). The charts are ordered by official budget amounts where they are known. Most studios, however, will not give a statement on the actual production costs, so only estimates by professional researchers and movie industry writers are available. Where budget estimates conflict the productions are charted by lower-bound estimates.

Only productions with a budget over $150 million U.S. dollars are listed here. Productions that cost $150 million or less are not included on the chart.
Most expensive films
Rank
Title
Year
Film costs in millions (est.)
1
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
$300m[3][5][nb 1]
2
Tangled
2010
$260m[6][7][8][9]
3
Spider-Man 3
2007
$258m (official)[1]
4
Harry potter and the Half-Blood prince
2009
$250m[10][11]
5
Avatar
2009
$237m (official)[12][nb 2]
6
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
$225m (official)[13]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
$225m[3][14][nb 1]
8
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
$210m[15][16]
9
Superman Returns
2006
$209m (official)[17][nb 3]
10
King Kong
2005
$207m[18][19][20]
11
Titanic
1997
$200m (official) [1][21][22]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
$200m (official)[23]
2012
2009
$200m (official)[24]
Spider-Man 2
2004
$200m[25][26]
Quantum of Solace
2008
$200m[27][28]
Terminator Salvation
2009
$200m[29][30]
Toy Story 3
2010
$200m[31][32]
Green Lantern
2011
$200m[33][34][35]
Cars 2
2011
$200m[36][37][38]
20
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
$195m[39][40][41][42]
21
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
$185m[43][44][45]
The Dark Knight
2008
$185m[14][46][47]
23
The Golden Compass
2007
$180m (official)[48][49]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
$180m[50][51][52]
WALL-E
2008
$180m[53][54]
26
Troy
2004
$175m (official)[55]
Evan Almighty
2007
$175m[56][57][58]
Monsters vs. Aliens
2009
$175m[59][60][61]
Up
2009
$175m[62][63]
A Christmas Carol
2009
$175m[64][65]
31
Waterworld
1995
$172m[66][67][68]
31
Wild Wild West
1999
$170m[69][70]
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
$170m[71][72][73][nb 4]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
$170m[74][75]
Iron Man 2
2010
$170m[76][77][78][79]
Tron: Legacy
2010
$170m[80][81][82][83]
37
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
$165m[84][85][86]
38
Cowboys and Aliens
2011
$163m (official)[87]
39
Sahara
2005
$160m (official)[88]
Van Helsing
2004
$160m[89][90][91]
Poseidon
2006
$160m[92][93][94]
Shrek the Third
2007
$160m[95]
Inception
2010
$160m[96][97][98][99]
44
Robin Hood
2010
$155m (official)[100][101][nb 5]
Alexander
2004
$155m[103][104]

Most expensive multi-film productions
Rank
Titles
Year(s)
Production costs in millions (est.)
1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2006–07
$450m
2
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
2001–03
$260m (official)
3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 & Part 2
2010–11
$250m (official)
4
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
$237m