The Most Expensive Hollywood Movies Ever Made!

Making a film is not an easy task. Filmmakers can turn imagination into reality. However, that does not come cheap, most of the times. Movies require a good amount of budget, and it's usually the huge budget movies that make it big at the box office. The production cost of some expensive movies is way more than many films earn. And, even though a huge sum of money is invested in a film project, some of them turn out to be flops. Well, after all, quality matters too.

Today, we have compiled a list of the most expensive films ever made in Hollywood. So, sit back and relax because some of the budgets will astonish you!

$200 Million - Titanic

If you ask someone about high-budget movies, even though they don't have the slightest clue about its production cost, they will probably say the name of the film 'Titanic' based on their guesswork. Well, after all, the movie does look expensive. Now let me tell you the facts. The actual cost of only the set of the movie was around $150 million. Can you guess the production cost of the whole movie? Imagine those expensive stairs and furniture. And oh, of course, all those special effects. All of that together contributed to the movie's production cost to be around $200 million.

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$237 Million - Avatar

Again, this is a no-brainer as well. The brilliant animation sure didn't come cheap. Director James Cameron went to another level for this project. He hired Weta Digital, a visual effects company that has won many Academy Awards. He turned the movie into something that the world has never seen before by creating excellent CGI. Not to forget, the cost of developing a new language and teaching that language to more than 100 actors, and on top of that the cost of the 3D glasses technology production – all of these added to the total production cost of the movie, which was a whopping $237 million!

$365 Million - Avengers: Age of Ultron

Okay, so allow me to let you in on this teeny tiny inside information about this movie. The cast demanded $5 million for their roles and a cut of the profits after the movie's release, or else they said they would quit. And that's why the budget of this movie became so high. Now, which director would want to lose such big names for his movie, right? Moreover, those CGI and cameras for the drone shots and those perfect location all contributed to the total production cost of the movie, which was $365 million.

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$258 Million - Spider-Man 3

Spidey is everyone's favourite. Everyone is fascinated about the webs and the red and blue Spidey suit. But of course, all of them don't come cheap. Those amazing swinging shots from building to building, those web-slings, everything cost a bomb! First of all, the movie's production dragged longer, which dramatically increased the cost, and then there were those special effects and CGI. All in all, the cost of production of the movie totalled a whopping $258 million!

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$245 Million – Spectre

The globally popular James Bond series is known for its huge budget. This is the twenty-fourth movie in the series, which garnered a lot of popularity. Sam Mendes directs this 2015 film, and the story is by John Logan, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli produce the movie, and the screenplay is by John Logan, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Jez Butterworth. This is actor Daniel Craig's fourth film as the MI6 agent who is almost unbeatable. With action-packed scenes, this movie is sure to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. The elaborate set pieces and super expensive cars featured in the movie add to the movie's budget. Hence, the total budget of the movie is around $245 million.

 $260 Million - Tangled

The most shocking one on this list is the movie 'Tangled.' The major reason this movie is so expensive is that it took extremely long to get everything right. There were multiple attempts over the years, and they had to cancel everything after they got much ahead into the movie and then redo it again from scratch. So most of the budget went into redesigning the earlier versions of Rapunzel. And then there was the CGI, and they even tried to retain some characteristics of the actual Disney characters. All of these led to the total production cost being $260 million!

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$300 Million – Justice League

This 2017 superhero movie is based on the DC Comics superhero team Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon. The story is by Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio. It was produced by Charles Roven, Jon Berg, Deborah Synder, and Geoff  Johns. Fabian Wagner does the awe-inspiring cinematography. The movie stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Amy Adams, Jason Mamoa, Jeremy Irons, Ray Fisher, Connie Nielsen, Diane Lane, J.K. Simmons. The final budget of the movie was a whopping $300 million. The film's plot follows Batman and Wonder Woman coming together to gather a team of superheroes to save the world. After Superman's death, the world is without any saviour; and so there is nothing but havoc everywhere. The world needs to be saved from an army of Parademons and the demonic supervillain from the planet Apokolips, Steppenwolf, who wants to conquer Earth

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$356 Million – Avengers: Endgame

This superhero movie is the twenty-second film in MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). It is a sequel to the 2018 film, Avengers: Infinity War. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo direct the movie. Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus write it. Produced by Kevin Feige, the movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Don Cheadle, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, DanaiGurira, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Josh Brolin. With such a star ensemble, the movie's total budget is around $356 million. Cinematographer Trent Opaloch did a great job creating some really memorable visuals with the superheroes. The music, too, is one of the highlights of the movie and is done by Alan Silvestri. The plot follows supervillain Thanos attempting to eradicate the world, and the superhero team Avengers and their allies team up to stop him from this irreversible destruction.

$379 Million - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This is no surprise. Hands down, one of the best movies ever made! Now, I am sure you folks won't disagree with me on this. All Jack Sparrow fans are fans of his beaded dreads and the eye-liner and all of his accessories. Well, all of that added up to the production cost amongst the others! One of the major expenditure was the salaries of the production team and actors. It is believed that Jack Sparrow (our very own Depp) himself got a whopping $55 million for this film. So all of that explains the high production cost, which is a massive $379 million!