TOP 10 most expensive films in the history of cinema

Making good films requires an impressive financial outlay. Hollywood blockbusters are especially distinguished by their large investments in the creation of films. But among the whole set of films there are those that hit with the amounts invested in them. The article presents the most expensive films in the world.

Avatar

• Year: 2009
• Genre: Action, Science Fiction
• Country: USA
• Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Laz Alonso, Joel Moore, Wes Studi, CJ Punker, Peter Mensah, Juline Renee

In 2009, the film Avatar was shot. Taking into account inflation, the budget of the picture was $ 261 million. The fees received from watching the movie - 2.8 trillion dollars.

The creation of the film took several years, and the process itself was very complicated. James Cameron - the author of the picture, planned to present the picture to the viewer 10 years earlier. But the shooting was delayed by underdeveloped technology at that time. The screen imagery could not be reflected in the rich imagination of the director.

The latest technology is the main part of the cost of creating a picture. But in the end, all the costs paid off, and the filmmakers were rewarded with impressive fees.

Spider-Man 3

• Year: 2007
• Genre: Fiction, Adventure
• Country: USA
• Cast: Toby Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church, Topher Grace

The film was presented to the viewer in 2007. The creators invested $ 258 million in the film, and raised $ 890.9 million. This part is the highest grossing. Almost the entire budget of the film was aimed at the embodiment of special effects. Huge financial investments were demanded by all three opponents of the protagonist. Reviews about the future film were the most controversial. In the first weekend of the rental, the creators received huge profits.

Water World

• Year: 1995
• Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
• Country: USA
• Cast: Kevin Costner, Chaim Giraffe, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Rick Aviles, A Dee Call, Zitto Casann, Leonardo Cimino, Zakes Mokae, Jack Koehler, Genn Tripplehorn, Lanny Flaherty, Robert A. Silverman, Gerard Murphy (II) , Tina Magiorino, Sab Simono, Rita Zohar

The picture was taken in 1995. Given inflation, they spent $ 267 million on it. The fees from the views amounted to 355 million dollars. The author of the film Kevin Costner starred in the film as the main character. He spent his own money on the film. An atoll was built specifically for shooting, near the Hawaiian Islands.

At the time of the release of the film, it was the most expensive film in the entire history of cinema. And at the same time, the picture became a loud failure, since at enormous expenses, the income was relatively small.

"Titanic"

• Year: 1997
• Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance, Disaster
• Country: USA
• Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Katie Bates, Francis Fisher, Gloria Stewart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, David Warner, Victor Garber, Jonathan Hyde, Suzy Amis, Lewis Abernathy, Nicholas Cascagnal, Anat , Jason Barry, Evan Stewart, Yoan Griffith

This film also does not fall into the category of new products. It is unlikely that there will be a person who would not hear about the film or watch it. The Titanic was filmed in 1997. Given inflation, it spent $ 295 million. After 5 years, the fees from the views amounted to 2.2 billion dollars. Before the advent of Avatar, the Titanic film was a leader in box office worldwide.

It took 120 tons of water to capture the ship's dive scene. There were a lot of costing moments besides this scene in the film.It would be cheaper to build a real ship of such sizes than to shoot this film.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"

• Year: 2011
• Genre: Adventure
• Country: USA
• Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Jeffrey Rush, Stephen Graham, Astrid Berger-Frisbee, Judy Dench, Gemma Ward, Richard Griffiths, Sam Claflin, Oscar Haenada, Keith Richards (II), Kevin McNally, Greg Ellie Yuuki Matsuzaki, Bronson Webb, Paul Basel, Steve Evets, Robbie Kay, Christopher Fairbank, Luke Roberts, Bern Collaco

In 2011, a quarter of the Pirates came out. At that time, it was the most expensive film in history. To authors "on strange shores" he cost $ 398 million. Earned by the movie 1.1 Trillion Dollars. The filming participants were also pleased with the box office from the first two parts - “Dead Man's Chest” and “At World's End”.

Most of the funds went to actors' fees. In addition, the film was shot around the world. A considerable infusion was required by the transportation of equipment and “expensive” actors. And also the latest technical gadgets turned out to be necessary to create exciting special effects, which the picture simply dazzles with.

"007: Spectrum"

• Year: 2015
• Genre: Spy Action Thriller
• Country: United Kingdom, USA
• Cast: Daniel Craig, Dave Batista, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz, Leah Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, Naomi Harris, Rory Kinner, Jesper Christensen, Stephanie Sigman, Gediminas Adomaitis, Piple Carter,

The film was shot in 2015. Spent on its creation 342 million dollars. The film has collected, taking into account inflation, 543 million dollars. The protagonist’s cars alone were sky-high. The James Bond stories have become very memorable. And all thanks to special effects, the creation of which spent the bulk of the budget.

Enchanted

• Year: 2007
• Genre: Comedy, Romance, Musical Film, Adventure, Family Cinema, Fantasy Country: United States
• Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Edmund Lindeck, Tonya Pinkins, Tibor Feldman, Jodi Benson, Christopher Maggie, Marilyn Sue Perry, Paul Klementovich, Paige O'Hara, Daniel Mastrogiorgio, Kennedy Knowles, Matthew Osan , Anita Keel, Carol Bentley, Joan Jaffe, Angelina McCoy

The animated film "Charmed" in this nomination deserves special attention. For the audience, the picture was presented in 2010. At a box office of $ 593 million, $ 282 million was spent on the creation of the cartoon.

In history, it has become the most expensive cartoon. The fairy tale Rapunzel turned out to be the progenitor in the creation of Charmed. The idea was that the cartoon was similar to the animation of the Disney studio, but at the same time had a 3D effect. To achieve these goals, special programs were created that helped to achieve the desired effect. 6 years took to create a cartoon.

"John Carter"

• Year: 2012
• Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Family Cinema, Fantasy
• Country: USA
• Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Hayden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Polly Walker, James Purfoy, Mark Strong, Kiaran Hinds, Daryl Sabara, Brian Cranston, Jonathan Hyde, Don Starker Jupert Rupert Stone, Emma Clifford, Berne Collaco

The budget for John Carter is $ 272 million. It was shot in 2012. And a little has been collected from watching the film - 284.1 million dollars. In Europe, the bulk of the profits were made. Disney Company, not expecting such a deplorable result of their investments and labors, came to the conclusion that the movie could be shot for a much smaller amount.

Gary Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

• Year: 2009
• Genre: Fantasy
• Country: USA, UK
• Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch

For viewers and readers, novels about Harry the Little Sorcerer, which were written by Joanne Rowling, became extremely interesting. Fairy tales displayed on the screen attracted more and more fans every day. The most expensive of the filmed, was the sixth novel in a row.276 million amounted to his budget. From the entire series of films - it has become the most expensive. The fees from the views amounted to 934.4 million dollars. There were other small records in the history of the film - among all the films, “Harry” collected the most funds for one day of viewing.

Avengers: Age of Alteron

• Year: 2015
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Country: USA
• Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Olsen, Robert Downey Jr., Kobe Smulders, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel El Jackson, Andy Serkis, Haley Bittwell, Paul Don Cheadle, Thomas Kretschman, Idris Elba

The film cost its authors, taking into account inflation of 280 million dollars. Pleased and fees from watching this movie. They turned out to be equal to 1.4 billion dollars. Robert Downey Jr. raised the entire team of actors fees, which took most of the budget of this film. The Avengers were created with the help of expensive equipment, special effects, unmanned cameras and movements between numerous locations.