The Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

Published: June 28, 2024 by Tad Malone

As the decades pass, movie production costs get more and more expensive. “Fast X,” released in 2023, had a reported budget of $340.0 million. That’s an absurd number, considering the budgets of summer blockbusters released just over a decade ago. It seems that everyone in the movie industry is raising the stakes, and by proxy, their movie budgets. Even A24, the lauded arthouse production company, spent over $50 million to bring “Civil War” to the silver screen this year. While many contemporary movies feature staggering budgets, some productions remain the most expensive movies ever made.

The way Hollywood studios budget a movie continues to be a closely guarded secret. Not only do studios not itemize movie budgets, they often combine spending on individual movies into their overall expenses. Increasingly, movie budgets dedicate a good portion of their money to marketing. To ensure proper exposure of the film to the public before it is released, studios will dedicate large chunks of the movie’s budget to advertisements. Nor do these numbers specifically account for the amount of a movie’s budget dedicated to the salaries of top-billed actors.

There are also hidden write-offs, tax loopholes, and other mysterious expenses that get lost in the labyrinth known as “Hollywood Accounting.”

While the way production costs are calculated remains opaque, budgets usually reflect expectations of ticket sales. If a movie has a massive budget, like “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the studio expects to make back at least double in ticket sales. This projection doesn’t always prove accurate, however, as movies like “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” failed to make back its $402.3 million budget. Whatever the case or accuracy of projections, some releases remain the most expensive movies ever made. In this article, we rank the top 100. (Also See The Highest Grossing Movies of All Time.)

To determine the most expensive movies ever made, 24/7 Tempo reviewed historical data on production costs from film industry site The Numbers. Movies were ranked based on total reported production budget, adjusted for inflation. Data on worldwide box office is also from The Numbers. Production budget and box office figures were adjusted for inflation using historical ticket data from the National Association of Theatre Owners. Supplemental data on IMDb user rating is current as of June 2024.

100. Men in Black II (2002)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $221.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $697.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (355,822 reviews)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn

99. Troy (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $221.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $712.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (539,561 reviews)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom

98. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $221.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $615.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (142,436 reviews)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel

97. Final Fantasy: the Sprits Within (2001)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $222.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $138.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (81,091 reviews)
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Ming-Na Wen

96. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $223.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $517.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (155,377 reviews)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello

95. Poseidon (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $223.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $254.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.7/10 (101,554 reviews)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum

94. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

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Production budget: $224.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $794.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (435,672 reviews)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx

93. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Production budget: $224.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $838.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (679,797 reviews)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman

92. Die Another Day (2002)

Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation

Production budget: $224.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $682.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (210,865 reviews)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike

91. True Lies (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Production budget: $224.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $820.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (247,499 reviews)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold

90. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $225.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (394,172 reviews)
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson

89. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $225.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $552.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (202,862 reviews)
Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz

88. Monsters University (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $225.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $837.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (337,570 reviews)
Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi

87. Iron Man 3 (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $225.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.4 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (791,235 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow

86. The 13th Warrior (1999)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Production budget: $226.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $111.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (120,285 reviews)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhí¸i

85. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $227.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $649.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (467,833 reviews)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

84. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $227.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (540,965 reviews)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

83. Alexander (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $228.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $246.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (171,358 reviews)
Starring: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson

82. Dante’s Peak (1997)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $229.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $355.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (86,370 reviews)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith

81. WALL·E (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $229.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $679.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,042,798 reviews)
Starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin

80. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $230.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (780,688 reviews)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage

79. Skyfall (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $230.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (648,708 reviews)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris

78. Green Lantern (2011)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $231.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $253.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (275,366 reviews)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

77. Cars 2 (2011)

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Production budget: $231.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $647.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (171,809 reviews)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine

76. A Christmas Carol (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $232.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $385.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (107,074 reviews)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth

75. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $232.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $390.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (279,395 reviews)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley

74. TRON: Legacy (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $232.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $464.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (322,882 reviews)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde

73. Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $232.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (395,965 reviews)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

72. Toy Story 3 (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $232.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (786,394 reviews)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

71. Evan Almighty (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $233.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $231.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (143,003 reviews)
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham

70. Jurassic World (2015)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $233.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.8 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (601,193 reviews)
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins

69. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Production budget: $234.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $811.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (280,731 reviews)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem

68. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $235.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (304,774 reviews)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor

67. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $236.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.0 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (438,015 reviews)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf

66. The Dark Knight (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $236.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 9.0/10 (2,419,864 reviews)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

65. Iron Man (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $237.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $746.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (983,992 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard

64. Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema

Production budget: $239.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $341.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (159,634 reviews)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow

63. Robin Hood (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $243.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $374.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (259,856 reviews)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen

62. Godzilla (1998)

Source: Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

Production budget: $244.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $734.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (188,274 reviews)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo

61. Terminator Salvation (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $244.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $446.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (351,122 reviews)
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin

60. 2012 (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $244.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $925.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (363,790 reviews)
Starring: John Cusack, Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor

59. The World Is Not Enough (1999)

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Production budget: $244.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $654.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (193,407 reviews)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle

58. Pearl Harbor (2001)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Production budget: $245.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $728.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (335,917 reviews)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett

57. Men in Black 3 (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $247.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $752.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (346,121 reviews)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin

56. Batman & Robin (1997)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $249.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $475.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (241,109 reviews)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell

55. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

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Production budget: $250.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $760.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (405,000 reviews)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale

54. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $250.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $854.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (308,737 reviews)
Starring: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira

53. The Little Mermaid (2023)

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Production budget: $250.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $568.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (109,002 reviews)
Starring: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy

52. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (2023)

Chris Pratt 2014 | Premiere Of Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" - Arrivals

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JULY 21: Actor Chris Pratt attends the premiere of Marvels Guardians Of The Galaxy at the Dolby Theatre on July 21, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Production budget: $250.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $845.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (386,000 reviews)
Starring: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper

51. Van Helsing (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $250.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $442.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (254,141 reviews)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh

50. The Polar Express (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $250.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $461.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (187,388 reviews)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter

49. Battleship (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $253.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $360.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (241,504 reviews)
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson

48. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation

Production budget: $253.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $872.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (581,464 reviews)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans

47. The Lone Ranger (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $253.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $292.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (227,289 reviews)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner

46. Man of Steel (2013)

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Production budget: $253.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $752.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (729,969 reviews)
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon

45. The Fate of the Furious (2017)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $255.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (219,146 reviews)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson

44. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $256.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.0 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (394,187 reviews)
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel

43. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Production budget: $257.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.0 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (378,800 reviews)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley

42. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $258.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $657.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (386,551 reviews)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken

41. The Avengers (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $258.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.7 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (1,308,244 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson

40. The Lion King (2019)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $260.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.7 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (226,408 reviews)
Starring: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen

39. Tarzan (1999)

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Production budget: $262.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $811.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (212,711 reviews)
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed

38. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $264.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,578,386 reviews)
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway

37. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $264.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (708,963 reviews)
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

36. The Golden Compass (2007)

Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema

Production budget: $272.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $489.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (183,174 reviews)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards

35. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $273.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $557.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (157,768 reviews)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci

34. Armageddon (1998)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Production budget: $273.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (408,005 reviews)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck

33. The Marvels (2023)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $274.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $199.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (129,000 reviews)
Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani

32. Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $275.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (403,169 reviews)
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

31. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $276.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $395.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (312,726 reviews)
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke

30. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $278.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $923.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (664,342 reviews)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams

29. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $280.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (494,189 reviews)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

28. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $281.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (621,866 reviews)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

27. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $287.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $532.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (201,342 reviews)
Starring: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley

26. Avatar (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Production budget: $289.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $3.5 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (1,156,181 reviews)
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

25. Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

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Production budget: $290.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $566.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (124,672 reviews)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

24. Quantum of Solace (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $293.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $754.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (417,155 reviews)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric

23. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Production budget: $293.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $642.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (496,320 reviews)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry

22. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Production budget: $295.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (575,740 reviews)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina

21. King Kong (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $295.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $786.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (407,136 reviews)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody

20. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $301.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $2.1 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (924,530 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo

19. Tangled (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $301.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $679.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (423,182 reviews)
Starring: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy

18. John Carter (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Motion Pictures

Production budget: $303.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $325.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (262,631 reviews)
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe

17. Justice League (2017)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $306.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $669.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (425,377 reviews)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa

16. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Production budget: $314.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.5 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (675,895 reviews)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

15. Wild Wild West (1999)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $316.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $400.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (156,403 reviews)
Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh

14. Superman Returns (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Production budget: $324.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $546.9 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (276,219 reviews)
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth

13. Spectre (2015)

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Production budget: $326.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $955.7 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (397,895 reviews)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux

12. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $332.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $2.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (885,086 reviews)
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

11. Fast X (2023)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $340.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $714.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (87,132 reviews)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham

10. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Production budget: $343.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (524,171 reviews)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace

9. Waterworld (1995)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Production budget: $368.5 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $556.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (188,102 reviews)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper

8. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $396.6 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.5 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (791,395 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

7. Titanic (1997)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Production budget: $399.1 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $4.4 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (1,181,693 reviews)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

Production budget: $399.4 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (614,403 reviews)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

5. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $400.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $2.8 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (939,893 reviews)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $402.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $384.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (93,079 reviews)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $437.8 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $1.2 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (497,634 reviews)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane

2. Cleopatra (1963)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Production budget: $447.3 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $756.2 million (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (34,332 reviews)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison

1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Production budget: $460.0 million (inflation-adjusted)
Worldwide box office: $2.3 billion (inflation-adjusted)
IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (482,876 reviews)
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver