Creating a high-quality movie is a very laborious and expensive process. Indeed, in addition to the filming itself, the installation process, dubbing, complex special effects, payment for costumes and scenery, transportation costs are underway. And world stars themselves sometimes simply ask for cosmic fees for their participation in the film.
So we will consider the financial side of the film industry, and present the most expensive films in the history of cinema.
Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel. 2011 year
Budget: $ 45 million
The Russian film industry so far can not boast of large budgets, but even at low cost great films are made.
But the most expensive in the history of Russia today is the film by Nikita Mikhalkov "Burnt by the Sun 3". 45 million dollars were spent on his shooting. Note that the top ten expensive paintings in Russia include four films by Mikhalkov.
"Valerian and the cities of a thousand planets." 2017
Budget: $ 198 million
But Luc Besson made the most expensive film in the history of France.
The well-known director spent almost $ 198 million on a fantastic-adventure action movie, but the fees, unlike other works of the master, were less than the costs.
"Titanic". 1997 g
Budget: $ 200 million
In 1997, a catastrophe film based on real events of the death of a large ocean liner was released.
At that time, he shocked specialists with his budget of $ 200 million. But the film put together an excellent box office and fully recouped the costs.
"2012". 2009 year
Budget: $ 200 million
Another catastrophe film, but with a fantastic storyline, demanded for all 200 million American currency, and was released in 2009.
The film attracted with its unusual name, as the creators assured the number, often mentioned in the Mayan calendar.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 2017
Budget: $ 200 million
Having its own chronology, the film is a sequel to previous films. For two weeks of rental, the picture collected a record amount, taking 11th place in the list of the highest grossing feature films.
The opinions of fans and fans of "Star Wars" were divided. Many noted that the creators moved away from the classic image of the Jedi. The opinions of film critics diverged, but in general the film received positive ratings.
"King Kong". 2005 year
Budget: $ 207 million
This film was shot several times. And so the 2005 version required $ 207 million to make a film about the big monkey.
For comparison, the shooting of "King Kong" in 1933 cost $ 670 thousand.
"Sea battle." 2012 year
Budget: $ 209 million
Shooting a film about an alien invasion of the Earth cost $ 209 million.
“Sea battle”, despite the money spent and unique special effects, did not arouse much spectator interest.
X-Men: The Last Battle. 2006 g
Budget: $ 210 million
The budget for the superhero story is $ 210 million. This was the third installment in the popular X-Men trilogy.
But the script was written on the basis of well-known and popular comics in the world.
"Oz: great and terrible." 2013 year
Budget: $ 215 million
A rather free film adaptation of a children's book cost Hollywood and producers $ 215 million.
In the late 30s of the twentieth century, they spent $ 1.7 million on filming, and in contrast to the late film adaptation, he received two Oscars.
Transformers 5: The Last Knight. 2017 year
Budget: $ 217 million
The fifth part of the sci-fi action movie, shot by Michael Bay, demanded 217 million dollars.
The creators decided not to stop at the achieved result, and are preparing to shoot new series, possibly more costly.
The Avengers 2012 year
Budget: $ 220 million
Action with elements of comedy, shot on the basis of comics cost $ 220 million. For the first three days of rental, box office was equal to the money spent on the production of Avengers.
And for the first week of the show broke the previous record for the funds received from the rental, owned by the "Dark Knight".
"Men in Black 3". 2012 year
Budget: $ 225 million
From part to part, the creators of "Men in Black" increased the budget, and the third part was withdrawn, spending $ 225 million.
It is clear that this money is unlikely to be enough to equip a space expedition, but the movie about contacts with aliens turned out to be good.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales." 2017 year
Budget: $ 230 million
Films about Pirates of the Caribbean are the absolute record holders of our rating. Here are 3 such paintings.
If $ 230 million was spent on this film, released in 2011, the previous two films were even more expensive.
I wonder what will be the next movie about pirates?
"Avatar." 2009 year
Budget: $ 246 million
2009 can be called unique in the history of cinema, because it was in this year that the film “The Avatar” by the great director James Cameron was released.
The director has nurtured the idea of this magnificent film in beauty and script for more than 15 years. And at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, modern technology allowed us to do a truly magnificent job.
Despite the huge costs of $ 246 million, the picture paid off in more than ten times the size.
“20,000 leagues under the sea”
Budget: $ 250 million
The release of the film is planned in the first half of 2021. Hollywood spent more than $ 250 million on the adaptation of the immortal work of Jules Verne.
Remarkably, this is the ninth adaptation of the novel. It is clear that the new American version will be little similar to the original.
"The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies." 2014 year
Budget: $ 250 million
The Americans, together with New Zealand, removed fantasy from the book of John Tolkien, and allocated $ 250 million for this.
The box office slightly did not reach $ 1 billion, but received a rather average rating from critics and specialists.
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"Fast and the Furious 8". 2017 year
Budget: $ 250 million
More and more new parts of an exciting adventure action movie are released, and the viewer is looking forward to their premiere.
The producers are not stingy with the allocation of funds for the cinema epic that the viewer liked. That's the eighth part allocated $ 250 million.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". 2009 year
Budget: $ 250 million
Of course, the popularity of Harry Potter in the world is not worth talking about, and therefore the film adaptations are very successful.
Assuming great commercial success, the creators do not regret to allocate large amounts to create a movie about wizards. This part cost 250 million, and the box office surpassed all expectations.
"Batman v Superman: At the dawn of justice." 2016 year
Budget: $ 250 million
They spent as much money on the confrontation between the two superheroes as they did on the eighth Fast and the Furious and Harry Potter.
Naturally, two comics became the basis of such a confrontation, and Wonder Woman was also introduced to the cinema.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." 2011 year
Budget: $ 250 million
After the enchanting rental of the previous film about pirates in 2007, they also decided not to save on this picture. The film, of course, paid off, but did not receive positive reviews from film critics.
"John Carter". 2012
Budget: $ 250 million
Spectators saw the fantastic action movie on March 7, 2007. The Russian audience saw "John Carter" on the holiday, March 8th. An exciting film ate 250 million dollars of the budget, but the picture rolled at the box office.
According to critics, the adventure film received only 52% of the positive reviews. The Disney film company was forced to write off 200 million from the failure of the distribution of its motion picture.
Avengers: Age of Ultron. 2015
Budget: $ 250 million
The film, directed by Joss Whedon, was a sequel to Avengers and 11 in the series of film adventures of The Marvel Universe. A film was made in the vicinity and on the streets of South African Johannesburg.
Spectators of the film were struck by magnificent special effects and memorable musical accompaniment. Not a single detail was hidden from the sharp-sighted eye of critics, and they together noted the wonderful game of the entire star alliance. In the world box office, an exciting film almost reached 1 billion.
"The beauty and the Beast". 2017
Budget: $ 255 million
The free adaptation of the famous fairy tale became a remake of the popular Disney animated film. Emmy Watson and Dan Stevens magnificently embodied the images of fairy-tale heroes on the screen.
The film received multiple awards, including for the best costumes and makeup. Emma Watson won the MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Actress Award. But the “Teen Choice Awards” recognized the best kiss of the heroes in a beautiful fairy tale.
Spider-Man 3: The Enemy in Reflection. 2007 year
Budget: $ 258 million
The last part in the director’s trilogy, Sam Raimi, turned out to be the most expensive, with a budget of $ 258 million.
But box office impressed not only the creators, but also many experts. The movie turned out exciting, and the viewer with pleasure went to the cinema.
"Rapunzel: A Tangled Story." 2010 year
Budget: $ 260 million
You can shoot expensively and animated films. To create a cartoon about the adventures of a magical girl, 260 million dollars were spent.
The full-length cartoon quickly gained popularity among children and adults around the world.
"Jurassic World 2". 2018 year
Budget: $ 260 million
There is another pattern in world cinema. Subsequent parts are always more expensive than the first. So it happened with the Jurassic World.
The creators and producers spent $ 260 million to shoot the second part.
"Superman Returns." 2006 g
Budget: $ 270 million
In a long series of films about a superhero, the part about his return became the most expensive and cost $ 270 million.
Interestingly, this part was a continuation of the first two, ignoring the storyline of the third and fourth. Despite the costs, this part about Superman did not cause much excitement among the audience.
“Han Solo. Star Wars Tales. 2018
Budget: $ 275 million
In 2018, a group of directors decided to remove the continuation of the Star Wars franchise. "Han Solo" became the fourth film in a series of epic adventure films in the genre of space opera.
The premiere took place in May 2018. Specialists generally responded positively about the movie, but at the box office he failed, collecting just $ 392,948,012.
Star Wars: Skywalker. Sunrise". 2019
Budget: $ 275 million
The director J.J. Abrams, together with the team in February 2019, introduced the world to a new space opera with a budget of $ 275 million.
Even before the shooting, a large-scale marketing campaign began. The first information about the new adventure-fantastic picture appeared in the media in August 2015. Advertising, fees for actors, filming in London, special effects. All together led to high monetary costs of the project.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End." 2007 year
Budget: $ 300 million
Today it is the most expensive film in the world. They spent $ 300 million on its creation, but in the first year of the show he raised three times as much money as he spent on his shooting.
Pirates 3 received two Oscars. For the best make-up and visual effects, so the money was well spent.
Avengers: The Final. 2019
Budget: $ 356 million
In 2019, Marvel Studios pleased the audience with a wide rental of a new superhero movie with the already beloved comic book heroes.
The film became the highest grossing film in the history of cinema, and also took second place in the collections in the USA and Canada. Critics praised the play of the actors, as well as the work of costumers, pyrotechnics, make-up artists. The audience praised the film, and she took 3rd place in the list of the entire epic of “The Avengers”.
Avengers: War of Infinity. 2018
Budget: $ 400 million
According to various estimates, the producers laid out from $ 316 to $ 400 million to create another exciting adventure action movie based on comics.
In the American feature film, Hollywood stars are involved, and the film itself is filled with multiple visual effects. In the nomination "Best Special Effects" the picture was nominated for an Oscar, but the coveted prize was given to another film.
"War and Peace". 1965–1967
Budget: $ 700 million
But, as it turned out, not American blockbusters and fantastic action movies are leaders in the rating of funds spent on the production of films.
The most expensive film in history is War and Peace by the Soviet director Sergei Bondarchuk.
He was filmed in 1967-1968 and shooting balls and battle scenes cost $ 100 million. When converted to a modern face value, this is somewhere around 700 million dollars.
But the film, you see, turned out great!
Conclusion
As you can see, the Americans are not stingy with making films. And seeing success, they begin to shoot whole epics. For example, the Indian star factory Bollywood has released the highest-budget film for $ 40 million.
Concluding the review of the most budgetary films, we note that the most multi-budget films were shot mainly in the genre of science fiction or catastrophe, or the currently popular fantasy genre. This is understandable, because a lot of money is spent on creating special effects and decorations.
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