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7:42 pm - 12/15/2009

15 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

Someone with more time and smarts than me put together this list of the 15 most expensive movies ever made. The budgets are adjusted for inflation.

Can you guess #1?

Hint:
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15. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) - $215 million adjusted budget

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14. X-MEN: The Last Stand (2007) - $218 million adjusted budget

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13. Wild Wild West (1999) - $220 million adjusted budget

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12. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) - $225.9 million adjusted budget

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11. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - $228 million adjusted budget

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10. King Kong (2005) - $229 million adjusted budget

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9. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - $234 million adjusted budget

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8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - $241 million adjusted budget

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7. Waterworld (1995) - $248 million adjusted budget

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6. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $268 million adjusted budget

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5. Titanic (1997) - $269 million adjusted budget

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4. Superman Returns (2006) - $289 million adjusted budget

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3. Cleopatra (1963) - $310 million adjusted

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2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - $312 million adjusted

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1. Avatar (2009) - Speculated upwards of $500 million



Edit: Added pics. I didn't have them originally because I was just so excited at the prospect of getting my first post through!

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[info]telegram_ 16th-Dec-2009 03:43 am (UTC)
it still blows my mind that District 9 cost only $30 million to make. Amazing.
[info]tin_o_biscuits 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
ITA!!
[info]msclarequilty 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
Seriously?! Damn. That movie was so good.
[info]mental_picture 16th-Dec-2009 03:51 am (UTC)
ikr?

Sometimes it's when you work with so many constraints that you really get creative.
[info]vampireheart88 16th-Dec-2009 03:51 am (UTC)
It goes to show that movies don't have to be an insane budget to be amazing.
[info]analytique 16th-Dec-2009 03:57 am (UTC)
my mind is blown
[info]pomoluese 16th-Dec-2009 03:57 am (UTC)
Damn why do these movies need so much money then?
[info]telegram_ 16th-Dec-2009 04:01 am (UTC)
but of course. but then, the sfx in that movie were TOP. NOTCH. really makes you wonder why $200 million is necessary.
[info]mistyraven 16th-Dec-2009 07:22 am (UTC)
Well, technically it could, if you hired good writers...

:P
[info]cmariewt 16th-Dec-2009 04:07 am (UTC)
Seriously.
[info]juteux 16th-Dec-2009 04:08 am (UTC)
seriously, considering that the aliens were like 100% CGI.
[info]fuskeez 16th-Dec-2009 04:21 am (UTC)
I couldn't believe how good the special effects were for that amount. Damn fine filmmaking, right there.
[info]shonen_key 16th-Dec-2009 04:40 am (UTC)
THIS
[info]vowel_in_thug 16th-Dec-2009 04:57 am (UTC)
lol A+ first comment. That movie is SO. AMAZING.
[info]milkradio 16th-Dec-2009 05:27 am (UTC)
IKR
[info]now_all_is_well 16th-Dec-2009 05:56 am (UTC)
What WHAT? WOW! Its crazy because it would obviously fit in the the caliber of movies on this list.
[info]mistyraven 16th-Dec-2009 07:22 am (UTC)
Aaaah I need to see this movie. :X
[info]leatherandjeans 18th-Dec-2009 03:57 am (UTC)
Ikr?? Makes me love it even more.
[info]joaniemaloney 18th-Dec-2009 03:51 pm (UTC)
I love that this is the first comment.
one of my favs of 2009!
[info]boyfever 16th-Dec-2009 03:43 am (UTC)
lmao @ how many flops there are in that list
[info]puta_estupida 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
LOL. I was like damn.
[info]indy788 16th-Dec-2009 03:51 am (UTC)
practically all of them.
[info]2skeins 16th-Dec-2009 03:57 am (UTC)
emt
[info]rosewood39 16th-Dec-2009 04:27 am (UTC)
no kidding, quit wasting money on crap, lots of money does not make it good.
[info]enjoydivision 16th-Dec-2009 05:26 am (UTC)
lol mte
[info]krm 16th-Dec-2009 05:54 am (UTC)
Exactly what I was thinking.
[info]tipsywit 16th-Dec-2009 06:54 am (UTC)
IFKR
[info]creative_candy 16th-Dec-2009 09:53 am (UTC)
lmfao this!the majority of them sucks monkey balls
[info]lovedforaday 16th-Dec-2009 03:43 am (UTC)
1. Avatar (2009) - Speculated upwards of $500 million

the hell?
[info]maliks 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
ikr
[info]ashleyjwilliamz 16th-Dec-2009 05:53 am (UTC)
ICON LOVE!
[info]endingonfire 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
half a billion dollars- I can't even fathom pursuing any product worth that much money.
[info]tin_o_biscuits 16th-Dec-2009 03:46 am (UTC)
IKR? No way it's going to break even. ever.
[info]requinnn 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
mte!
[info]astormatsea 16th-Dec-2009 03:48 am (UTC)
the budget for that movie pisses me off. idgi. i watched the trailer a couple times to see what i was missing and i'm still not impressed.
[info]thewadingegret 16th-Dec-2009 03:52 am (UTC)
Yeah Avatar better blow me the fuck away with that money. I'm expecting interactive moments and real life effects.
[info]joshtin4lyfe 16th-Dec-2009 04:00 am (UTC)
yeah that makes me not want to see it. I don't want to support people wasting that much money on a MOVIE
[info]prescilla_bean 16th-Dec-2009 04:07 am (UTC)
Seriously. "Obligatory Recession Comment"
[info]lurleeloola 16th-Dec-2009 04:16 am (UTC)
i know. that's just crazy.
[info]dnttllhrry 16th-Dec-2009 04:17 am (UTC)
a half a billion dollars!
[info]settingstarlet 16th-Dec-2009 04:22 am (UTC)
No trailer I've seen has drawn me into the story at all... there's no way it will come close to it's budget. What the hell is James Cameron spending all that money on???
[info]dreamerbri 16th-Dec-2009 04:53 am (UTC)
mte
[info]lily_phoenix731 16th-Dec-2009 05:20 am (UTC)
It still looks like average CGI from what I've seen in the trailer.
[info]enjoydivision 16th-Dec-2009 05:27 am (UTC)
*sigh* well it's James Cameron >_>
[info]krm 16th-Dec-2009 05:56 am (UTC)
James Cameron doesn't work for cheap.
[info]williammiller 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
I've only seen one movie on this list and that's Titanic.
[info]jtaps 16th-Dec-2009 03:55 am (UTC)
omg you have to see speed 2
THERES A BOMB ON A BOAT THIS TIME!!!!!!!!!!
[info]talklikelions 16th-Dec-2009 04:06 am (UTC)
omg for some reason this comment has me dying
I'm lol'ing so hard
[info]tipsywit 16th-Dec-2009 06:56 am (UTC)
LOLoLolOLoolOLOL
[info]dth_vlly_queen 16th-Dec-2009 10:36 am (UTC)
I think my laughter is due to

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[info]egosumopacis 16th-Dec-2009 02:38 pm (UTC)
But also, the villain LOVES leeches.

First movie I ever saw at a discount theater. My dad was a smart man.
[info]jameshook 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
I only like Titanic and the first Pirates from this list.
[info]jameshook 16th-Dec-2009 03:58 am (UTC)
I'm dumb. The first Pirates isn't on here.
[info]sergeantquakers 16th-Dec-2009 04:01 am (UTC)
Fun fact: The first Pirates movie was pretty low budget; they thought it would flop.

Which probably explains why it's by far the best one.
[info]breebree16 16th-Dec-2009 07:48 pm (UTC)
There aren't nearly as many special effects in the first one than the other two; special effects are ridiculously expensive.
[info]iichristinll 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
Speculated upwards of $500 million

What the actual fuck.
[info]rhapsodeeinblue 16th-Dec-2009 03:52 am (UTC)
IKR. That's insane.
[info]_soundoff 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
Interesting how these are also some of the CRAPPIEST mvoies ever made.
[info]cinecat 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
lol icon
[info]krestin 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
JFC, it's sad that I'll never see that kind of money in my life.
[info]syzygy09 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
I visited the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing in DC once...I'm pretty sure I saw that much there.
[info]surrenderface 16th-Dec-2009 04:01 am (UTC)
i went to the museum in the federal reserve in atlanta and there was a sheet of $100,000 bills. i nearly cried.
[info]runneontiger 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
IKR? All the money I make in my lifetime + selling off my children + my grandchildren + their children wouldn't amount to that kind of madmoney. JFC.
[info]fearthainn 16th-Dec-2009 05:23 am (UTC)
I cashed a cheque for $400 million once. Sadly, to my company's bank account, not to mine. :(
[info]ash_of_evenstar 16th-Dec-2009 05:45 am (UTC)
I was just thinking how awesome it would be to have $500 million dollars
[info]zizy lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
A perfect example of a movie that's so bad it's good.
[info]brandon198403 Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 03:46 am (UTC)
That's the way I feel about John Tucker Must Die lmao
[info]dedebee Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 03:52 am (UTC)
WHAT??? JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE IS LEGITIMATELY GOOD!!!!!
[info]shegoestoca Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 04:54 am (UTC)
Haha, that is THE ONLY way to feel about John Tucker Must Die.
[info]sexy_cheetah Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 05:27 am (UTC)
I LOVE THAT MOVIE
[info]xoxochristyy Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 04:49 pm (UTC)
I love that movie. Mostly because of my bb Sophia Bush.
[info]estasoyyooo Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 03:49 am (UTC)
wild wild west, Jim West

desperado
[info]bunny_lita Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 03:52 am (UTC)
The longer you watch it, the weirder it gets. It's so off the fucking wall the entire movie is basically, "What is this? I don't even."
[info]joshtin4lyfe Re: lol Wild Wild West — 16th-Dec-2009 04:01 am (UTC)
WE'RE GOIN STRAIGHT. TOOOOOO
[info]patbjorke 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - $312 million adjusted

What a waste of money.
[info]telegram_ 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
lol yes
[info]virgo0823 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
Isn't that true for the entire list?
[info]endearlings 16th-Dec-2009 03:49 am (UTC)
lol ikr
[info]redhotpeppers 16th-Dec-2009 03:52 am (UTC)
yep it was dragged out
[info]m3ts_ftw 16th-Dec-2009 03:57 am (UTC)
ia. The whole franchise is imo.
[info]carnivalpapers 16th-Dec-2009 04:02 am (UTC)
Seriously. They should have just stopped with the first one rather than kill it.
[info]rissaroo 16th-Dec-2009 04:06 am (UTC)
lol srsly. i almost fell asleep watching that shit.
[info]rng 16th-Dec-2009 04:10 am (UTC)
That version of your Thom icon is the best.
[info]patbjorke 16th-Dec-2009 04:17 am (UTC)
Thanks :)
(btw long time no see!)
[info]marmar627 16th-Dec-2009 04:12 am (UTC)
ikr
[info]arista_artisan 16th-Dec-2009 04:36 am (UTC)
ikr?
[info]omgggwth 16th-Dec-2009 04:41 am (UTC)
TBH the real problem I had with AWE was that it was trying to wrap up way too many stories in once. If they had trimmed it back and just focused on two story lines instead of everyone running all over the place it would have been a million times better.
[info]mistyraven 16th-Dec-2009 07:29 am (UTC)
Lol, aw, but I loved that movie (although the second one was the best, imo...)

*accepts her unpopular opinion*
[info]jellibeen 17th-Dec-2009 12:57 am (UTC)
IA
[info]amelia_heinle 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
what's Avatar about again?
[info]x_ap0488x 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
blue people.
[info]brandon198403 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
lmao. win
[info]amelia_heinle 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
[info]estasoyyooo 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
LOL IRL
[info]now_all_is_well 16th-Dec-2009 05:59 am (UTC)
lol thats exactly what I gather from the trailer
[info]splatsplat 16th-Dec-2009 03:48 am (UTC)
furries
[info]tin_o_biscuits 16th-Dec-2009 03:48 am (UTC)
There's an alien planet (moon, actually) that has an atmosphere toxic to humans, so they make "Avatars," which are test-tube aliens made of human and alien DNA so they can explore the planet and mine for the rare mineral that fuels most of the stuff on earth.
[info]awesam 16th-Dec-2009 04:36 pm (UTC)
it's basically "dances with wolves" but with aliens instead of native americans.
[info]hologramxx 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
Wow, they mostly suck. I still wanna see Avatar, though.
[info]isntdaveone 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
[info]telegram_ 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
wow
[info]vampyric_lycan 16th-Dec-2009 03:46 am (UTC)
That looks like it could be half the budget right there XD
[info]pimpin_ride 16th-Dec-2009 03:46 am (UTC)
CLEOPATRA COMIN ATCHA!
[info]secretfanofu 16th-Dec-2009 04:16 am (UTC)
I loved that band..for two seconds
[info]thelookofarebel 16th-Dec-2009 03:47 am (UTC)
i think $300 Million was spent on her costume alone.
[info]oji_akarui 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
[info]sparklepixie 16th-Dec-2009 03:53 am (UTC)
Gorgeous. She never wanted to do the movie until they offered her $1m
[info]arista_artisan 16th-Dec-2009 04:11 am (UTC)
Hail.
[info]stars_fell 16th-Dec-2009 09:30 am (UTC)
I watched it for Roddy McDowall.
[info]epouvante 16th-Dec-2009 03:44 am (UTC)
wiki wiki wild
[info]markovnikov 16th-Dec-2009 03:48 am (UTC)
wiki wild wiki wiki wild wild west
jim west
desperado
rough ridas
no we don't want nada
none of this ish
gunning this brother running this
buffalo soulja look ITS LIKE I TOLD YA
any damsel that's in distress
be outta that dress when they meet jim west
rough necks
coat checks
idk the rest
[info]markovnikov 16th-Dec-2009 03:50 am (UTC)
swallow yo pride don't let yo lip react
u don't wanna see my hand where my hip be at
with artimus from the start of this
runnin the game james west
tamin the west so remember the name
now who u gunna call???
[info]rambling_road 16th-Dec-2009 05:51 am (UTC)
I know like every word to this song, it's simultaneously my pride and my shame
[info]kimberwyn 16th-Dec-2009 07:23 am (UTC)
I bet you wrote that from memory too.
[info]pimpin_ride 16th-Dec-2009 03:45 am (UTC)
it's sad to see big budgeted movies fail.


[info]tin_o_biscuits 16th-Dec-2009 03:49 am (UTC)
Well, that's the tricky thing- big budgets are harder to make back in ticket sales, much less make a good profit.
[info]riot_cabaret 16th-Dec-2009 04:16 am (UTC)
Really? It makes me happy.
[info]la_sikka 16th-Dec-2009 06:06 am (UTC)
me too. i am all, that'll teach you for making shitty movies!
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