This chart presents a ranking of movies based on their production costs. The cost of making a movie can vary widely, influenced by the scale of the project, special effects, salaries of leading actors, and the expense of shooting locations. Typically, high-budget movies feature extensive visual effects, large sets, and international filming locations, and often achieve significant popularity and commercial success.
Ranking of Movies with the Highest Production Costs (As of 2023)
This chart presents a ranking of movies based on their production costs.
Movie production costs refer to the total expenses incurred in the creation of a movie, including costs for script acquisition, salaries for actors and staff, set construction, special effects, and post-production.
| Rank | Name | Indicator | Subindicator |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $447M | Revenue - $2B 68M |
2 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | $432M | Revenue - $1B 310M |
3 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | $416M | Revenue - $1B 74M |
4 | Fast X | $379M | Revenue - $704M 709K |
4 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $379M | Revenue - $1B 45M |
6 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $365M | Revenue - $1B 405M |
7 | Avengers: Endgame | $356M | Revenue - $2B 799M |
8 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $351M | Revenue - $955M 775K |
9 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $350M | Revenue - $2B 320M |
10 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $326M | Revenue - $383M 900K |
11 | Avengers: Infinity War | $325M | Revenue - $2B 46M |
12 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $300M | Revenue - $961M |
12 | Justice League | $300M | Revenue - $661M 326K |
12 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | $300M | Revenue - $1B 332M |
15 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | $291M | Revenue - $567M 500K |
16 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | $276M | Revenue - $473M 237K |
17 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | $271M | Revenue - $392M 952K |
18 | Jurassic World Dominion | $265M | Revenue - $1B 1M |
19 | John Carter | $264M | Revenue - $284M 100K |
20 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $263M | Revenue - $874M 362K |