The Real Cost of Filming on Location: 15 Movies That Bankrupted Studios

Making a movie is a lot more expensive than you'd think, especially for larger studios that use a mix of big-name celebrities and expensive animation/effects.

Of course, you don't need to spend millions to make a really good movie. Some of the best films ever made were on a shoestring budget, like "Napoleon Dynamite," which had a budget of $400,000. Still, if you had the money, wouldn't you use as much as you could? Well, some of these films did just that, easily spending over $300 million.

For this slideshow, 24/7 Tempo consulted entertainment websites like IMDb to see the reported budget, box office earnings, and general film details. Click through to learn about the 15 most expensive movies, so far.

"Jurassic World Dominion" (2022)

Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, and Mamoudou Athie
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Running Time: 147 minutes
Budget: $465 million
Box Office Earnings: $1.004 billion

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018)

Director: J. A. Bayona
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, and Jeff Goldblum
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Running Time: 128 minutes
Budget: $465 million
Box Office Earnings: $1.310 billion

"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015)

Director: J. J. Abrams
Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Running Time: 138 minutes
Budget: $447 million
Box Office Earnings: $2.071 billion

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

Director: J. J. Abrams
Cast: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams
Release Date: December 20, 2019
Running Time: 142 minutes
Budget: $416 million
Box Office Earnings: $1.077 billion

"Fast X" (2023)

Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, and Charlize Theron
Release Date: May 19, 2023
Running Time: 141 minutes
Budget: $378.8 million
Box Office Earnings: $714.4 million

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)

Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, and Geoffrey Rush
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Running Time: 137 minutes
Budget: $378.5 million
Box Office Earnings: $1.046 billion

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)

Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, and Idris Elba
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Running Time: 141 minutes
Budget: $365 million
Box Office Earnings: $1.405 billion

"Avengers: Endgame" (2019)

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Running Time: 181 minutes
Budget: $356 million
Box Office Earnings: $2.799 billion

"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)

Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams
Release Date: May 6, 2022
Running Time: 126 minutes
Budget: $351 million
Box Office Earnings: $955.8 million

"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)

Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet
Release Date: December 16, 2022
Running Time: 192 minutes
Budget: $350 million
Box Office Earnings: $2.320 billion

"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2023)

Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, Katy O'Brian, William Jackson Harper, Bill Murray, and Michelle Pfeiffer
Release Date: February 17, 2023
Running Time: 124 minutes
Budget: $330 million
Box Office Earnings: $476.1 million

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" (2023)

Director: James Mangold
Cast: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen
Release Date: June 30, 2023
Running Time: 154 minutes
Budget: $326 million
Box Office Earnings: $384 million

"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)

Director: The Russo Brothers
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Running Time: 149 minutes
Budget: $325 million
Box Office Earnings: $2.052 billion

"The Electric State" (2025)

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci
Release Date: March 14, 2025
Running Time: 128 minutes
Budget: $320 million

"The Marvels" (2023)

Director: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date: November 10, 2023
Running Time: 105 minutes
Budget: $307.3 million
Box Office Earnings: $206.1 million