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22 Most Expensive Films Ever Made

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Jessica Hardy

Updated on March 13, 2026

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Films cost millions to make these days, but typically not as much as these:

22) Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)--$215 Million (Tie)

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21) Men in Black 3 (2012)--$215 Million (Tie)

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20) The Avengers (2012)--$220 Million

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19) The Dark Knight Rises (2012)--$230 Million

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18) Wild Wild West (1999)--$234 Million

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17) Superman Returns (2006)--$239.8 Million

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16) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)--$241 Million

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15) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)--$241.7 Million

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14) King Kong (2005)--$243 Million

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13) Spider-Man 2 (2004)--$244.9 Million

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12) John Carter (2012)--$250 Million (Tie)

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11) The Hobbit (2012)--$250 Million (Tie)

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10) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)--$251 Million

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9) Avatar (2009)--$254 million

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8) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)--$256 Million

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7) Waterworld (1995)--$259 Million (Adjusted For Inflation)

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6) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009)--$268 Million

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5) Tangled (2010)--$274 Million

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4) Spider Man 3 (2007)--$286 Million

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3) Titanic (1997)--$286 Million (Adjusted For Inflation)

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2) Cleopatra (1963)--$325 million (Adjusted For Inflation)

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1) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)-- $332 Million

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