The Expenses of the film here given on today’s Cost of Production and Value of Money. In the list, ‘Cleopatra’ the film which released in 1963 at the budget of 44 million (Some sources reports $31.115 million) which equivalent of $320 million in 2013 dollars and is still considered as most expensive film in the world. Most of the High budget films can be seen after the year of 2004, and every recent year expensive films produced and listed top in the list. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and Titanic are the next ranked films. The below films are calculated on recent money value and cost of production.
Nominal Cost: Total expense in the release year of the Film
Adjusted for Inflation: Calculated for today’s Cost of Production and Money value
| Rank | Title | Year of Release | Adjusted for inflation Cost(In Millions) | Nominal Cost (In Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | $338 | $300 |
| 2 | Cleopatra | 1963 | $320 | $44 |
| 3 | Titanic | 1997 | $291 | $200 |
| 4 | Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | $290 | $258 |
| 5 | Tangled | 2010 | $278 | $260 |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | $272 | $250 |
| 7 | Waterworld | 1995 | $264 | $172 |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | $261 | $225 |
| 9 | Avatar | 2009 | $258 | $237 |
| 10 | John Carter | 2012 | $254 | $250 |
| 11 | Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | $247 | $200 |
| 12 | King Kong | 2005 | $247 | $207 |
| 13 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 2008 | $244 | $225 |
| 14 | X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | $243 | $210 |
| 15 | Wild Wild West | 1999 | $238 | $170 |
| 16 | Superman Returns | 2006 | $236 | $204 |
| 17 | The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | $234 | $230 |
| 18 | The Lone Ranger | 2013 | $225 | $225 |
| 19 | Man of Steel | 2013 | $225 | $225 |
| 20 | The Avengers | 2012 | $224 | $220 |
| 21 | Men in Black 3 | 2012 | $219 | $215 |
| 22 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | $218 | $200 |
| 23 | 2012 | 2009 | $218 | $200 |
| 24 | Terminator Salvation | 2009 | $218 | $200 |
| 25 | Quantum of Solace | 2008 | $217 | $200 |
| 26 | Troy | 2004 | $216 | $175 |
| 27 | Oz the Great and Powerful | 2013 | $215 | $215 |
| 28 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2005 | $215 | $180 |
| 29 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | $214 | $200 |
| 30 | Battleship | 2012 | $213 | $209 |