By James Marsh
Most Expensive Movies Ever Made - List of Expensive Movies.
![[TIE] 25. "2012" (2009): $216 million*]()
![[TIE] 25. "Terminator Salvation" (2009): $216 million]()
![[TIE] 25. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009): $216 million]()
![22. "The Avengers" (2012): $220 million]()
![19. "Wild Wild West" (1999): $236 million]()
![18. "Superman Returns" (2006): $239.8 million]()
![17. "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006): $241 million]()
![16. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (2008): $241.7 million]()
![15. "Spider-Man 2" (2004): $244.9 million]()
![14. "King Kong" (2005): $245.2 million]()
![[TIE] 13. "John Carter" (2012): $250 million]()
![[TIE] 13. "The Hobbit" (2012): $250 million]()
![10. "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003): $251.4 million]()
![9. "Avatar" (2009): $255.5 million]()
![8. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006): $258.2 million]()
![7. "Waterworld" (1995): $265.6 million]()
![6. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009): $269.6 million]()
![5. Tangled (2010): $275.8 million]()
![4. "Spider-Man 3" (2007): $287.8 million]()
![3. "Titanic" (1997): $288.2 million]()
![2. "Cleopatra" (1963): $325 million]()
![1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007): $334.5 million]()
Most Expensive Movies Ever Made - List of Expensive Movies.
[TIE] 25. "2012" (2009): $216 million*
![[TIE] 25. "2012" (2009): $216 million*](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50bb910d69beddd909000010-1200/tie-25-2012-2009-216-million.jpg)
Sony / Columbia
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $769.7 million
*All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.
[TIE] 25. "Terminator Salvation" (2009): $216 million
![[TIE] 25. "Terminator Salvation" (2009): $216 million](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50bb920969bedde411000000-1200/tie-25-terminator-salvation-2009-216-million.jpg)
Warner Bros.
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $371.5 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
[TIE] 25. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009): $216 million
![[TIE] 25. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009): $216 million](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50bb990269bedd9517000019-1200/tie-25-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-2009-216-million.jpg)
Paramount / DreamWorks
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $836.3 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
22. "The Avengers" (2012): $220 million
Disney / Marvel
Worldwide Gross: $1.5 billion
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
21. Men in Black III (2012): $225 million
Worldwide Gross: $624 million
Though the film paled in comparison to its predecessors in U.S. theaters ("Men in Black" earned $250.7 million, while MIB II grossed $190.4 million domestically), the foreign box office helped it out immensely.
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
20. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012): $230 million
Worldwide Gross: $752.2 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
19. "Wild Wild West" (1999): $236 million
Warner Bros.
Original estimated budget: $170 million
Worldwide gross: $222.1 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
18. "Superman Returns" (2006): $239.8 million
Warner Bros.
Original estimated budget: $209 million
Worldwide gross: $391 million
When the Superman reboot "Man of Steel" comes out next summer it will have cost an estimated $225 million.
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
17. "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006): $241 million
Fox
Original estimated budget: $210 million
Worldwide gross: $459.4 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
16. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (2008): $241.7 million
Disney
Estimated Budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $419.7 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
15. "Spider-Man 2" (2004): $244.9 million
Sony
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $783.8 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
14. "King Kong" (2005): $245.2 million
Universal
Original estimated budget: $207 million
Worldwide gross: $550.5 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
[TIE] 13. "John Carter" (2012): $250 million
![[TIE] 13. "John Carter" (2012): $250 million](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50baedd36bb3f73446000004-1200/tie-13-john-carter-2012-250-million.jpg)
Disney
Worldwide Gross: $282.8 million
The worldwide earnings don't look so bad when you don't factor in that the big-budget film earned $73 million in the U.S. alone.
The behind schedule, rewritten "The Lone Ranger" set for release next year is hoping to dodge the same fate as "John Carter." It was supposed to be down to a $215 million budget, but was reported back up to $250 million by The Hollywood Reporter in June.
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
[TIE] 13. "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012): $250 million
![[TIE] 13. "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012): $250 million](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50baec636bb3f7883d00000e-1200/tie-13-the-dark-knight-rises-2012-250-million.jpg)
Worldwide Gross: $1 billion
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
[TIE] 13. "The Hobbit" (2012): $250 million
![[TIE] 13. "The Hobbit" (2012): $250 million](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50bae5c9eab8eada1f000020-1200/tie-13-the-hobbit-2012-250-million.jpg)
Warner Bros. / MGM
(Forbes)
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
10. "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003): $251.4 million
Warner Bros.
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $433.4 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
9. "Avatar" (2009): $255.5 million
Fox
Original estimated budget: $237 million
Worldwide gross: $2.8 billion
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
8. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006): $258.2 million
Disney screencap
Estimated Budget: $225 million
Worldwide Gross: $1 billion
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
7. "Waterworld" (1995): $265.6 million
Universal screencap
Estimated Budget: $175 million
Worldwide Gross: $264.2 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
6. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009): $269.6 million
Warner Bros.
Estimated Budget: $250 million
Worldwide Gross: $934.4 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
5. Tangled (2010): $275.8 million
Disney
Original estimated budget: $260 million
Worldwide Gross: $590.7 million
The film usually raises eyebrows as one of the most costly films to make since it's an animated film. The high cost for "Tangled" was probably due in part to the complex blend of traditional hand-drawn animation from older films ("Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King") with CGI to give the film the distinct feeling of one of the classics in the 21st century.
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
4. "Spider-Man 3" (2007): $287.8 million
Sony Pictures / Columbia
Original estimated budget: $258 million
Worldwide Gross: $890.9 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
3. "Titanic" (1997): $288.2 million
Paramount
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $2.2 billion
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
2. "Cleopatra" (1963): $325 million
Fox
Original estimated budget: $44 million
Gross in 1963: $57.8 million
Worldwide gross adjusted: $533.4 million
(All budget estimates have been adjusted for inflation.)
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007): $334.5 million
Disney
Original estimated budget: $300 million