What’s your favorite movie of all time? We can’t guess, but we once wrote about the most influential movies, actors, and directors of all time. As influential as movies are and how they play an impact on our lives — be it emotional or just a means of entertainment, there is more to a movie than just being fiction. How much does it cost to produce a single blockbuster? Very expensive! Here are some of the most expensive movies ever made in film history.
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#10. Cleopatra
Release: June 12, 1963
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor (as Cleopatra), Richard Burton (as Mark Antony), Rex Harrison (as Julius Caesar), Roddy McDowall (as Gaius Octavian), and more …
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Budget: $31.1 million (adjusted for inflation $266 million); Box Office: $57.8 million (adjusted for inflation $495.3 million)
IMDb rate: 7.0
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#9. Waterworld
Release: July 28, 1995
Cast: Kevin Costner (as Mariner), Jeanne Tripplehorn (as Helen), Tina Majorino (as Enola), Dennis Hopper (as Deacon), and more …
Director: Kevin Reynolds; Production: Universal Pictures
Budget: $175 million (adjusted for inflation $299.1 million); Box Office: 264.2 million (adjusted for inflation $454 million)
IMDb rate: 6.2
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#8. John Carter
Release: February 22, 2012
Cast: Lynn Collins (as Dejah Thoris), Taylor Kitsch (as John Carter), Willem Dafoe (as Tars Tarkas), Samantha Morton (as Sola), and more …
Director: Andrew Stanton; Production: Walt Disney Pictures
Budget: $250 million (adjusted for inflation $283.6 million); Box Office: $284.1 million (adjusted for inflation $323.9 million)
IMDb rate: 6.6
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#7. Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
Release: July 6, 2009
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe (as Harry Potter), Emma Watson (as Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (as Draco Malfoy), and more …
Director: David Yates; Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget: $250 million (adjusted for inflation $303.5 million); Box Office: $934.3 million (adjusted for inflation $1.134 billion)
IMDb rate: 7.6
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#6. Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
Release: May 19, 2007
Cast: Johnny Depp (as Captain Jack Sparrow), Keira Knightley (as Elizabeth Swann), Orlando Bloom (as Will Turner), Geoffrey Rush (as Captain Barbossa), and more …
Director: Gore Verbinski; Production: Walt Disney Pictures
Budget: $300 million (adjusted for inflation $376.8); Box Office: $961 million (adjusted for inflation $1.207 billion)
IMDb rate: 7.1
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#5. Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Release: April 13, 2015
Cast: Scarlett Johansson (as Black Widow), Robert Downey, Jr. (as Iron Man), James Spader (as Ultron), Elizabeth Olsen (as Wanda Maximoff), and more …
Director: Joss Whedon; Production: Marvel Studios
Budget: $365 million (adjusted for inflation $401.1 million); Box Office: $1.403 billion (adjusted for inflation $1.541 billion)
IMDb rate: 7.3
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#4. Tangled
Release: November 14, 2010
Cast: Mandy Moore (as Rapunzel), Zachary Levi (as Flynn Rider), Donna Murphy (as Gothel), Jeffrey Tambor (as Big Nose Thug), and more …
Directors: Stephen Sandoval, Nathan Greno, Tom Caulfield, Byron Howard; Production: Walt Disney Pictures
Budget: $260 million (adjusted for inflation $310.5 million); Box Office: $592.4 million (adjusted for inflation $707.6 million)
IMDb rate: 7.7
Have you seen ‘Tangled’ before?
#3. Spider-Man 3
Release: April 16, 2007
Cast: Tobey Maguire (as Spiderman), Kirsten Dunst (as Mary Jane), J. K. Simmons (as J.J Jameson), Thomas Haden Church (as Sandman), and more …
Director: Sam Raimi; Production: Marvel Studios
Budget: $250 million (adjusted for inflation $314 million); Box Office: $895 million (adjusted for inflation $1.124 billion)
IMDb rate: 6.2
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#2. Titanic
Release: November 18, 1997
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (as Jack Dawson), Kate Winslet (as Rose DeWitt Bukater), Billy Zane (as Caledon Hockley), Kathy Bates (as Margaret Brown), and more …
Director: James Cameron; Production: Paramount Pictures
Budget: $200 million (adjusted for inflation $324.5 million); Box Office: $2.472 billion (adjusted for inflation $4.011 billion)
IMDb rate: 7.8
Have you seen ‘Titanic’ before?
#1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Release: May 7, 2011
Cast: Johnny Depp (as Captain Jack Sparrow), Penélope Cruz (as Angelica), Ian McShane (as Edward Teach), Sam Claflin (as Philip), and more …
Director: Rob Marshall; Production: Walt Disney Pictures
Budget: $410.6 million (adjusted for inflation $475.4 million); Box Office: $1.046 billion (adjusted for inflation $1.211 billion)
IMDb rate: 6.6
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Written by: Nana Kwadwo, Tue, Jan 26, 2021.
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