Top 10 World’s Most Expensive Movies

 Over the years, making movies has become a more expensive task. The cost of production reaches millions of dollars, and it becomes a tough task to recover the cost. Studios invest a huge sum of money each year in order to entertain the audience. Let’s have a look at the world’s top 10 most expensive movies.

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This was the fourth film in the series named Pirates of the Caribbean. On Stranger Tides was produced jointly by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, the production cost of this movie was $378.5 million, and it grossed $1.045 billion at the box office. The major part of the budget was consumed by expert quality 3D cameras and visual effects.

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

This was the third movie in the same Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. At World’s End was released in 2007 with a budget of $300 million. It too was highly successful commercially, grossing $963.4 million. Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films released the film in several countries, and it was appreciated for its special effects and action set-pieces. The film starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley among others.

3. Avengers: Age of Ultron

This is a superhero movie based on the Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comic universe. Marvel Studios produced it and it had a budget of about $280 million. It earned more than $1 billion upon its release. It was filmed in 3D and contained several action sequences with visual effects. The film had a cast of several actors like Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, etc.

4. John Carter

John Carter, released in 2012, is a sci-fi film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It had an average budget of $264 million and earned merely $284 million. The film is based on the novel series Barsoom's first book named A Princess of Mars. It starred Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins.

5. Tangled

One of the most successful animated movies of all time; Tangled was the Walt Disney adaptation of the fairy tale named Rapunzel. Tangled was in production for six years with a final budget reaching $260 million. It was a box-office success, earning $592 million. Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy were the voice actors in this movie.

6. Spider-Man 3

As the name suggests, Spider-Man 3 came third in the Spider-Man trilogy by Sam and Ivan Raimi. The film is about the superhero, Spider-Man and was produced by Marvel Studios. It had a budget of $258 million owing to special effects. It featured Tobey Maguire, James Franco, and Kirsten Dunst.

7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

This movie was directed by David Yates and Warner Bros. Pictures was the distributor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came sixth in the Harry Potter series adapted from J.K. Rowling’s fantasy thriller books of the same name. The film series is based on magic and required quite a lot of special effects and CGI. Made on a budget of $250 million, the movie successfully earned $935 million. It starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint as the central characters.

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

This was a fantasy movie based on a novel by J.R.R Tolkien named The Hobbit and starred Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Luke Evans, etc. It released in 2014 in several countries and had a budget of $250 million. It was co-produced by New Line Cinema, Wing Nut Films and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It earned $956 million worldwide.

9. Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

The movie featured cross-over story between two superheroes of the DC Comics: Batman and Superman. It starred Ben Affleck and Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman. Produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder, the movie had a budget of $250millionand earned $873 million.

10. Avatar

Released in 2009, Avatar is a universally acclaimed science fiction epic directed and produced by James Cameron. It is set in the future and shows a habitable moon named Pandora where the Na’vi tribe exists. The theme and treatment of the film were unique, and it won three Academy Awards. The budget of this Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana starring movie is $237 million and it earned more than $2 billion worldwide.