Its that time of the decade when producers don't mind spending too much on the actors, sets and location. FX in the movies have a great role to play, which costs few millions. Moviegoers have the tendency to get attracted to films with big budget.
While big budgets don't guarantee success, what they ensure is - tons of publicity! Most of the big budget movies are recent ones. Here are the 10 most expensive movies ever made:
#10 - Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($222 Million)
This edition of the Pirates became the fastest movie in the history to reach $1 billion worldwide at the box office. It also explained exactly what Davy Jones's locker was, since a lot of us didn't know.
#9 - Man of Steel ($225 Million)
Superman returned to foray in 2006 in the form of 'Superman Returns'. The film got mixed reviews but that did not stop movie from earning more than three times its cost - it made $670 Million worldwide.
#8 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($225 Million)
This movie made you think, why? why on the earth was so much money wasted? Despite the huge disappointment, this movie made $420 Million. This movie was followed by video games on it and they were as bad.
#7 - The Dark Knight Rises ($230 Million)
Batman series has million of fans globally and the latest part of series was made under a huge budget was not surprising at all. 'Joker' was certainly missed in this part after his rocking performance in second part.
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#6 - Avatar ($240 Million)
This movie saw astounding success and made its director James Cameron a superstar. In case you forgot, this guy directed 'Titanic' also. Avatar was less of acting and more of special effects which made it collected $2.78 Billion
#5 - John Carter ($250 Million).
Sometimes you spend a lot only to get disappointment. This movie was a big flop in US as it managed to make only $73 Million. It's global collection totaled to $211 Million resulting in losses for the producers and distributors.
#4 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ($250 Million)
By the time this movie released, fan following of Harry Potter was on its epitome. The sixth movie in the series managed to take advantage of it and made $930 Million. I know, you also contributed to that big big amount, thanks to good reviews!
#3 - Tangled ($258 Million)
Disney and princesses go back a long way and the latest revelation was 'Tangled' in 2010. While the movie made only $200 Million is US, it made $600 worldwide. It gave Disney wings to invest huge in 'Frozen'.
#2 - Spiderman 3 ($260 Million)
The epic and most loved series of Spiderman saw tremendous love from its fan. The love made producers spend a fortune in giving this movie everything one can offer. Don't be astonished to know that this movie made $890 Million worldwide.
#1 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ($310 Million)
The only movie in the history of movies to be made over a budget that extended beyond $300 Million. Shocking! Disney went all out with promotions and marketing before the release. How did that help?
With the mixed reviews, if movie made $936 Million worldwide, you know what worked for it!
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