Foolish Wives (1922)
Unadjusted Budget : $1.104
Adjusted Budget : $15.52
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Poll: Record Holders for Most Expensive Film Ever
Each of these films held the record for the most expensive film of all time.
Which of these films do you feel made the best use of its budget and was worth the money spent?
Budgets are in millions. Budgets have been adjusted for inflation using the US Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Discuss this here.
Make Your Choice
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The Ten Commandments (1923)
Unadjusted Budget : $1.476Adjusted Budget : $20.38
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Unadjusted Budget : $3.967Adjusted Budget : $53.53
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
Unadjusted Budget : $3.9–4.25Adjusted Budget : $66.26-72.20
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Duel in the Sun (1946)
Unadjusted Budget : $5.255Adjusted Budget : $63.64
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Forever Amber (1947)
Unadjusted Budget : $6.375Adjusted Budget : $67.51
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Quo Vadis (1951)
Unadjusted Budget : $7.623Adjusted Budget : $69.24
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
Unadjusted Budget : $13.272Adjusted Budget : $115.23
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Ben-Hur (1959)
Unadjusted Budget : $15.175Adjusted Budget : $123.15
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Unadjusted Budget : $19Adjusted Budget : $148.57
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Cleopatra (1963)
Unadjusted Budget : $31.115Adjusted Budget : $240.125
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Superman (1978)
Unadjusted Budget : $55Adjusted Budget : $199.21
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Rambo III (1988)
Unadjusted Budget : $58Adjusted Budget : $115.78
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Unadjusted Budget : $58.166Adjusted Budget : $116.11
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Total Recall (1990)
Unadjusted Budget : $50–60Adjusted Budget : $90.34-108.41
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Die Hard 2 (1990)
Unadjusted Budget : $62Adjusted Budget : $112.02
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Unadjusted Budget : $94Adjusted Budget : $162.98
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True Lies (1994)
Unadjusted Budget : $100Adjusted Budget : $159.35
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Waterworld (1995)
Unadjusted Budget : $172Adjusted Budget : $266.52
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Titanic (1997)
Unadjusted Budget : $200Adjusted Budget : $294.27
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King Kong (2005)
Unadjusted Budget : $207Adjusted Budget : $250.30
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Unadjusted Budget : $210Adjusted Budget : $245.99
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Unadjusted Budget : $225Adjusted Budget : $263.56
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Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Unadjusted Budget : $258Adjusted Budget : $293.85
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Unadjusted Budget : $300Adjusted Budget : $341.68
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Unadjusted Budget : $378.5Adjusted Budget : $397.37
