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Top 10 Most Expensive Films

by phenomical95 • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
If you taught Avatar was the most expensive film ever made, you thought wrong...
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  • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    20072h 49mPG-1350Metascore
    7.1 (719K)
    Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl try and rescue Jack from davy jones locker and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
    Budget: $300,000,000
  • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled (2010)

    2. Tangled

    20101h 40mPG71Metascore
    7.7 (521K)
    The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.
    DirectorsNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna Murphy
    Budget: $260,000,000
  • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Evelyn O. Vaccaro, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)

    3. Spider-Man 3

    20072h 19mPG-1359Metascore
    6.3 (669K)
    A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstTopher Grace
    Budget: $258,000,000
  • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

    4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    20092h 33mPG78Metascore
    7.6 (628K)
    As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
    DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert Grint
    Budget: $250,000,000
  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)

    5. Avatar

    20092h 42mPG-1383Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney Weaver
    Budget: $237,000,000
  • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

    6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

    20082h 30mPG62Metascore
    6.5 (233K)
    The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
    DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsBen BarnesSkandar KeynesGeorgie Henley
    Budget: $225,000,000
  • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    20062h 31mPG-1353Metascore
    7.4 (797K)
    Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
    Budget: $224,000,000
  • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

    8. X-Men: The Last Stand

    20061h 44mPG-1358Metascore
    6.6 (560K)
    The human government develops a cure for mutations, and Jean Grey becomes a darker uncontrollable persona called the Phoenix who allies with Magneto, causing escalation into an all-out battle for the X-Men.
    DirectorBrett RatnerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanHalle Berry
    Budget: $210,000,000
  • Superman Returns (2006)

    9. Superman Returns

    20062h 34mPG-1372Metascore
    6.1 (296K)
    Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsBrandon RouthKevin SpaceyKate Bosworth
    Budget: $209,000,000
  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

    10. King Kong

    20053h 7mPG-1381Metascore
    7.2 (459K)
    A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien Brody
    Budget: $207,000,000

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