The extravagance of a movie is heavily dependent on its budget. The highest-grossing films ever are made on a whopping budget. The higher the cost of the movie, the riskier the gamble gets.
Here are some of the movies with massive budgets, adjusted for inflation.
1.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
The fourth instalment in the franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was made on a whopping budget of $378.5 million and later adjusted for inflation on $430 million. Starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in pivotal roles, the film went onto to earn over $1 billion worldwide.
2.Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The hype surrounding Avengers: Endgame had its audience enthused to see the epic conclusion of the film series and the makers did not disappoint. Costing $356 million, the film went on to become the highest-grossing film ever earning $2.798 billion.
3.Titanic (1997)
The iconic movie Titanic was the first movie in the history of Hollywood to cost $200 million. The whooping budget was mocked by peers saying that the film was as much of a disaster as the actual sinking of the Titanic was. Proving against the odds, the film remained the highest-grossing movie ever for over a decade. With timeless charm, the film went on to win 11 Oscars becoming an inescapable hit.
4.Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the beast is the only remake whose budget skyrocketed to $255 million. Starring Emma Watson this is the 10th highest-grossing movie of all time. The earnings of this film proved why Disney’s most successful ventures are remakes of princess movies.
5.Avatar (2009)
Another masterpiece by Titanic director James Cameron wooed the audience. The brief return of the 3-D contributed a lot towards Avatar becoming incredibly successful. Originally scheduled for a 1999 release it finally graced the cinema screens in 2009. Cameron believed that technology was not up to mark for the successful execution of his vision hence he played a gamble and released the movie after a decade’s delay.
6.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
The sixth in the series and the most expensive, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince wasn’t the final film yet it cost $250 million. It is to be noted that no other Harry Potter instalment came close to this huge budget. One of the most bankable fantasy series, the Harry Potter film series earned $8.5 billion.
7.Tangled (2010)
An extravagant budget for a lavish princess movie, Tangled is an animated movie made on a budget of $260 million. Stressing on the animation, Disney made a lot of investment for the Rapunzel spinoff to look lavish and real. A tale of a young feisty princess journey to freedom from her trapped life the film was a major commercial success.
