15 Biggest Budget Movies Ever Made

Big Budget Hoping Big Return

Hollywood has changed during the last decade dramatically and so have the budgets. In 2007, the average cost to produce a major movie was $65 million. Fast forward to 2017, the production cost is closer to $100 million. The same has happened to the average movie ticket in the U.S increasing from $6 to $8. There has also been an increased amount of films breaking the $200 million budget dollar mark. Why so much? Because big production budgets mean big returns, or so they hope. It also makes for a great marketing stunt throwing those big production numbers out. Even though most of the films on this list ended up tripling returns, some did flop despite the hefty costs. Here are 15 biggest budget movies ever made:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 ($378 million)

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 ($300 million)

3. Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 ($279 million)

4. John Carter 2012 ($263 million)

5. Tangled 2010 ($260 million)

6. Spider-Man 3 2007 ($258 million)

7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 ($250 million)

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 ($250 million)

9. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 ($250 million)

10. Captain America: Civil War 2016 ($250 million)

11. Spectre 2015 ($245)

12. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 ($245)

13. Avatar 2009 ($237)

14. The Dark Knight Rises 2012 ($230)

15. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 ($225)