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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
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Rank
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Title
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Year
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Film costs in
millions (est.)
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1
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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2007
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$300m[3][5][nb 1]
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2
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Tangled
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2010
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$260m[6][7][8][9]
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3
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Spider-Man 3
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2007
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$258m (official)[1]
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4
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Harry potter and the Half-Blood prince
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2009
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$250m[10][11]
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5
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Avatar
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2009
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$237m (official)[12][nb 2]
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6
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
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2008
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$225m (official)[13]
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's
Chest
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2006
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$225m[3][14][nb 1]
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8
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X-Men: The Last Stand
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2006
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$210m[15][16]
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9
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Superman Returns
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2006
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$209m (official)[17][nb 3]
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10
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King Kong
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2005
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$207m[18][19][20]
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11
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Titanic
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1997
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$200m (official) [1][21][22]
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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2009
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$200m (official)[23]
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2012
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2009
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$200m (official)[24]
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Spider-Man 2
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2004
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$200m[25][26]
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Quantum of Solace
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2008
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$200m[27][28]
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Terminator Salvation
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2009
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$200m[29][30]
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Toy Story 3
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2010
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$200m[31][32]
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Green Lantern
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2011
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$200m[33][34][35]
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Cars 2
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2011
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$200m[36][37][38]
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20
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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2011
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$195m[39][40][41][42]
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21
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull
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2008
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$185m[43][44][45]
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The Dark Knight
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2008
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$185m[14][46][47]
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23
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The Golden Compass
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2007
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$180m (official)[48][49]
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe
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2005
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$180m[50][51][52]
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WALL-E
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2008
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$180m[53][54]
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26
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Troy
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2004
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$175m (official)[55]
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Evan Almighty
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2007
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$175m[56][57][58]
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Monsters vs. Aliens
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2009
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$175m[59][60][61]
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Up
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2009
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$175m[62][63]
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A Christmas Carol
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2009
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$175m[64][65]
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31
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Waterworld
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1995
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$172m[66][67][68]
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31
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Wild Wild West
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1999
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$170m[69][70]
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
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2003
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$170m[71][72][73][nb 4]
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
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2009
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$170m[74][75]
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Iron Man 2
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2010
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$170m[76][77][78][79]
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Tron: Legacy
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2010
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$170m[80][81][82][83]
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37
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How to Train Your Dragon
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2010
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$165m[84][85][86]
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38
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Cowboys and Aliens
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2011
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$163m (official)[87]
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39
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Sahara
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2005
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$160m (official)[88]
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Van Helsing
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2004
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$160m[89][90][91]
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Poseidon
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2006
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$160m[92][93][94]
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Shrek the Third
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2007
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$160m[95]
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Inception
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2010
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$160m[96][97][98][99]
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44
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Robin Hood
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2010
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$155m (official)[100][101][nb 5]
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Alexander
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2004
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$155m[103][104]
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Most expensive multi-film productions
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Rank
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Titles
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Year(s)
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Production costs in
millions (est.)
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1
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's
Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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2006–07
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$450m
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2
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The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
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2001–03
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$260m (official)
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3
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –
Part 1 & Part
2
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2010–11
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$250m (official)
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4
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The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
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2003
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$237m
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