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Here’s a List of World’s Most Expensive Movies


The most expensive movie in the world, in history according to the Statista website and the specialized portal Box Office Mojo, are also the most expensive movies in history - without accounting for inflation.  If you look at their returns at the box office, there are some surprising differences in success between them; Here are the top 5 most expensive movies to date:

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 

Budget: 379 million dollars  Box office and other sales: 1.046 billion dollars  Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Keith Richards, and Geoffrey Rush Story: The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved, and then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the notorious Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) 

Budget: 365 million dollars  Box office and other sales: 1.403 billion dollars  Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Scarlett Johansson Story: When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and the rest of the Avengers to reassemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the ultimate test as they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they encounter two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff. Avengers: Endgame (2019)  Budget: 356 million dollars  Box office and other sales: 2.798 billion dollars  Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson Story: Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, and Bruce Banner -- must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos -- the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 

Budget: 325 million dollars  Box office and other sales: 2.048 billion dollars  Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson Story: Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 

Budget: 317 million dollars  Box office and other sales: 1.333 billion dollars  Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac Story: The Last Jedi follows Rey as she seeks the aid of Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order, while General Leia Organa, Finn, and Poe Dameron attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet.

The list doesn’t end here:

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 
  • Justice League (2017)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Power of Electro (2014) 
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
  • Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
  • John Carter (2012)
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  • Tangled (2010)
  • The Lion King (2019)
  • Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
  • Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  • Fast & Furious 7 (2015)
  • Fast & Furious 8 (2017)
  • No Time to Die (2021)
  • Spectre (2015)
  • Avatar (2009)

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