List of most expensive films ever ($316.6 Million?! Damn Disney!!)

[cidman911]

Everyday you learn something...

Kym Forbes................................................................................................................................Production costs (KYM est. '0 Production costs (Forbes est. '06) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_films# [table][tr][td]1[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [td]Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]$316.6m[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]Cleopatra[/td] [td]1963[/td] [td]$314.6m[/td] [td]$290,200,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]Superman Returns[/td] [td]2006[/td] [td]$294.6m[/td] [td]$268,500,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]Titanic[/td] [td]1997[/td] [td]$272.6m[/td] [td]$250,200,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [td]Spider-Man 3[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]$272.2m[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [/tr][tr][td]6[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]Waterworld[/td] [td]1995[/td] [td]$251.2m[/td] [td]$231,600,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]7[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]$237.8m[/td] [td]$219,500,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]8[/td] [td]King Kong[/td] [td]2005[/td] [td]$231.9m[/td] [td]$212,300,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]7[/td] [td]Spider-Man 2[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]$231.6m[/td] [td]$212,800,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [td]Quantum of Solace[/td] [td]2008[/td] [td]$230.0m[/td] [td]n/a[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest[/td] [td]2006[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$223,100,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]9[/td] [td]X-Men: The Last Stand[/td] [td]2006[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$209,300,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]Wild Wild West[/td] [td]1999[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$206,400,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]Speed 2: Cruise Control[/td] [td]1997[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$201,400,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]12[/td] [td]The 13th Warrior[/td] [td]1999[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$193,200,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]13[/td] [td]Troy[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$186,800,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]14[/td] [td]The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe[/td] [td]2005[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$184,600,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]15[/td] [td]The Polar Express[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$174,300,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]16=[/td] [td]Armageddon[/td] [td]1998[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$173,100,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]16=[/td] [td]Lethal Weapon 4[/td] [td]1998[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$173,100,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]Van Helsing[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$170,700,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]19[/td] [td]Superman[/td] [td]1978[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$163,900,000[sup][9][/sup][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]The Matrix Reloaded[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$165,000,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]21=[/td] [td]Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$164,100,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]21=[/td] [td]The Matrix Revolutions[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$164,100,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]23[/td] [td]The Perfect Storm[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$164,000,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]24[/td] [td]Alexander[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$163,800,000[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]25[/td] [td]The World Is Not Enough[/td] [td]1999[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]$161,900,000[/td] [/tr][/table]
Got the numbers off Wikipedia.

The actual numbers may vary but it gives you an idea as to how much is being spent just to get your $8-15 at the movie theater. Crazy!!!

 

[soltheman]

Waterworld had to have been the worst investment of all time.

 

[cronicmolemolereturns]

Oh...Waterworld what a shame

 

[cidman911]

I'd go with King Kong...I couldn't even stand to watch the commercials.

 

[korean dave]

I would say Terminator 3 is the worst...how disappointing that was

 

[kiddin like jason]

$314 million in 1963?

 

[th0mas cr0wn]

I'm shocked that Wild Wild West cost that much to make





and I'm surprised that no Star Wars movies were up there

 

[cidman911]

Originally Posted by Kiddin Like Jason

$314 million in 1963?

That cost $44 million...but cause of inflation. That's how much it stands at.

 

[dvdjamm5150]

Avatar will be on there soon...

 

[lifelessons]

...............

 

[sneakerfan93]

Transformers' not on there..?

 

[arrjae2]

crazy....
and waterworld?
really?

movie was dope though....

 

[starkyl0ve]

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911


The actual numbers may vary but it gives you an idea as to how much is being spent just to get your $8-15 at the movie theater. Crazy!!!

I wouldn't word it quite like that.

 

[supervi11ain]

how did they use that much money making polar express?

 

[cidman911]

Originally Posted by StarkyL0ve

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911


The actual numbers may vary but it gives you an idea as to how much is being spent just to get your $8-15 at the movie theater. Crazy!!!

I wouldn't word it quite like that.

Idk. Why else would they go so overboard with the spending, is how I look at it.

 

[starkyl0ve]

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911

Originally Posted by StarkyL0ve

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911


The actual numbers may vary but it gives you an idea as to how much is being spent just to get your $8-15 at the movie theater. Crazy!!!

I wouldn't word it quite like that.

Idk. Why else would they go so overboard with the spending, is how I look at it.

I don't know what you're getting at. I'm just saying there's A LOT of profit being made off these movies, regardless of how muchthey spend to get an individuals 10 dollars.

 

[j671]

 

[ghenges]

Hmm...I don't know about that POTC figure.. since both parts 2 and 3 were filmed at the same time, there had to be a lot of overlap of costs. $300 mill isa pretty high estimate for one film.

 

[thegr8blkhope]

Waterworld???? Eww...
Surprised QoS is on there. Don't remember that many mind blowing things effects wise in that movie.

 

[cwrite78]

armageddon? only good thing about that was the song that made all girls cry

 

[daytona 5000]

How much did Titanic make again? Probably triple that amount it cost to make it.

 

[cidman911]

Originally Posted by StarkyL0ve

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911

Originally Posted by StarkyL0ve

Originally Posted by CIDMAN911


The actual numbers may vary but it gives you an idea as to how much is being spent just to get your $8-15 at the movie theater. Crazy!!!

I wouldn't word it quite like that.

Idk. Why else would they go so overboard with the spending, is how I look at it.

I don't know what you're getting at. I'm just saying there's A LOT of profit being made off these movies, regardless of how much they spend to get an individuals 10 dollars.

I'm pretty sure they know most movies make good profits regardless of how much is spent, like you say. But even you gotta agree that with thebigger the budget, the bigger the buzz and that in itself is enough to make people go see them.

They spend tons and tons of money on all this advertising, on trying to get the best special effects, the best actors, the best anything really. The costs forthese things do have something to do with us in those movie theater chairs.

I really don't know all the ins and outs of why so much is spent but I can gather enough that it does have something to do with them trying to get me inthat movie theater and eventually, dvd sales.

Look at this list of the highest grossing movies ever. Most of them sure as hell aren't mid-budget films. I think the cheapest one out of all theseproduced was Jurassic Park and its gotta be every movie studio's goal to make with a success story like they did by cranking out all that money so they canget the critical success and eventually the gross revenue will catch up to the buzz.

[table] List of worldwide highest-grossing films [tr][th=""]Rank [/th] [th=""]Title [/th] [th=""]Studio(s) [/th] [th=""]Worldwide Gross [/th] [th=""]Year [/th] [th=""]Ref. [/th] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]Titanic[/td] [td]20th Century Fox/Paramount[/td] [td]$1,842,879,955[/td] [td]1997[/td] [td]

[sup][# 1][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/td] [td]New Line Cinema[/td] [td]$1,119,110,941[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]

[sup][# 2][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest[/td] [td]Disney[/td] [td]$1,066,179,725[/td] [td]2006[/td] [td]

[sup][# 3][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]The Dark Knight[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$1,001,921,825[/td] [td]2008[/td] [td]

[sup][# 4][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$974,733,550[/td] [td]2001[/td] [td]

[sup][# 5][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]6[/td] [td]Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End[/td] [td]Disney[/td] [td]$960,996,492[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]

[sup][# 6][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]7[/td] [td]Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$938,212,738[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]

[sup][# 7][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[/td] [td]New Line Cinema[/td] [td]$925,282,504[/td] [td]2002[/td] [td]

[sup][# 8][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace[/td] [td]20th Century Fox[/td] [td]$924,317,558[/td] [td]1999[/td] [td]

[sup][# 9][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]Shrek 2[/td] [td]DreamWorks SKG[/td] [td]$919,838,758[/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]

[sup][# 1[/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11[/td] [td]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$917,214,366[/td] [td]2009[/td] [td]

[sup][# 11][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]12[/td] [td]Jurassic Park[/td] [td]Universal Studios[/td] [td]$914,691,118[/td] [td]1993[/td] [td]

[sup][# 12][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]13[/td] [td]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$895,921,036[/td] [td]2005[/td] [td]

[sup][# 13][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]14[/td] [td]Spider-Man 3[/td] [td]Sony Pictures/Columbia[/td] [td]$890,871,626[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]

[sup][# 14][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]15[/td] [td]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[/td] [td]Warner Bros.[/td] [td]$878,643,482[/td] [td]2002[/td] [td]

[sup][# 15][/sup]​

[/td] [/tr][/table]

 

[ag 47]

Originally Posted by soltheman

Waterworld had to have been the worst investment of all time.

First thing that came to mind.

 

[neighb0rh00d]

it aint tricky if you got it.............

 

[kicks r me]

Originally Posted by AG 47

Originally Posted by soltheman

Waterworld had to have been the worst investment of all time.

First thing that came to mind.

Apparently it's only the 9th worst investment of all time:

[table][tr][th=""]Title [/th] [th=""]Year [/th] [th=""]Budget [/th] [th=""]U.S. Gross [/th] [th=""]% of budget [/th] [th=""]Net loss [/th] [/tr][tr][td]The Golden Compass[/td] [td]2007[/td] [td]$205,000,000[/td] [td]$70,107,728[/td] [td]34.2%[/td] [td]$134,892,272[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Alexander[sup][7][/sup][/td] [td]2004[/td] [td]$155,000,000[/td] [td]$34,297,191[/td] [td]22.1%[/td] [td]$120,702,809[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Stealth[/td] [td]2005[/td] [td]$138,000,000[/td] [td]$31,704,416[/td] [td]23.0%[/td] [td]$106,295,584[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[/td] [td]2001[/td] [td]$137,000,000[/td] [td]$32,131,830[/td] [td]23.3%[/td] [td]$104,868,170[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Treasure Planet[/td] [td]2002[/td] [td]$140,000,000[/td] [td]$38,176,783[/td] [td]34.8%[/td] [td]$101,823,217[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Poseidon[/td] [td]2006[/td] [td]$160,000,000[/td] [td]$60,674,817[/td] [td]37.9%[/td] [td]$99,325,183[/td] [/tr][tr][td]The Adventures of Pluto Nash[sup]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._and_Canadian_box_office_bombs#cite_note-3[/sup][/td] [td]2002[/td] [td]$100,000,000[/td] [td]$4,411,102[/td] [td]4.41%[/td] [td]$95,588,898[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Peter Pan[/td] [td]2003[/td] [td]$140,000,000[/td] [td]$48,462,608[/td] [td]30.7%[/td] [td]$91,537,392[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Waterworld[/td] [td]1995[/td] [td]$175,000,000[/td] [td]$88,246,220[/td] [td]50.4%[/td] [td]$86,753,780[/td] [/tr][tr][td]The Island[/td] [td]2005[/td] [td]$122,200,000[/td] [td]$35,799,026[/td] [td]29.2%[/td] [td]$86,400,974[/td] [/tr][/table]

Full list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...anadian_box_office_bombs