Poll: 20 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

Results of 7,789 votes:

1. 1.
   

   The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    

   #11/12 - TIE $257.2 Million Original estimated budget: $250 million Worldwide gross: $1.08 billion Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.1 billion
2. 2.
   

   Avatar (2009)

    

   #9 $261 Million Original estimated budget: $237 million Worldwide gross: $2.8 billion Worldwide adjusted gross: $3.1 billion
3. 3.
   

   Titanic (1997)

    

   #3 $294.3 Million Original estimated budget: $200 million Worldwide gross: $2.2 billion Worldwide adjusted gross: $3.2 billion*
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   Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    

   #1 $341.8 Million Original estimated budget: $300 million Worldwide gross: $963.4 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.1 billion
5. 5.
   

   The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    

   #10 $257.2 Million (Why isn't this a 3 way tie?) Original estimated budget: $250 million Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.05 billion
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   The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

    

   #20 236.7 Million Original estimated budget: $230 million Worldwide gross: $752.2 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $779.9 million
7. 7.
   

   Spider-Man 2 (2004)

    

   $15 $250.1 Million Original estimated budget: $200 million Worldwide gross: $783.8 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $980.3 million
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   Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

    

   #6 $275.3 Million Original estimated budget: $250 million Worldwide gross: $934.4 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $1 billion
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   Cleopatra (1963)

    

   $339.5 Million Original estimated budget: $44 million Gross in 1963: $57.8 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $445.8 million
10. 10.
    

    King Kong (2005)

     

    #14 $250.4 Million Original estimated budget: $207 million Worldwide gross: $550.5 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $665.9 million
11. 11.
    

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

     

    #8 $263.7 Million Original estimated budget: $225 million Worldwide gross: $1 billion Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.2 billion
12. 12.
    

    Tangled (2010)

     

    #5 $281.7 Million Original estimated budget: $260 million Worldwide gross: $590.7 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $641.1 million
13. 13.
    

    John Carter (2012)

     

    #11/12 - TIE $257.2 Million Original estimated budget: $250 million Worldwide gross: $284.1 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $292.4 million
14. 14.
    

    Waterworld (1995)

     

    #7 $271.3 Million Original estimated budget: $175 million Worldwide gross: $264.2 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $409.6 million
15. 15.
    

    Wild Wild West (1999)

     

    #19 $241.1 Million Original estimated budget: $170 million Worldwide gross: $222.1 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $315 million
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    Spider-Man 3 (2007)

     

    #3 $293.9 Million Original estimated budget: $258 million Worldwide gross: $890.9 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $1 billion
17. 17.
    

    X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

     

    #17 $246.1 Million Original estimated budget: $210 million Worldwide gross: $459.4 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $538.3 million
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    Superman Returns (2006)

     

    #18 $244.9 Million Original estimated budget: $209 million Worldwide gross: $391 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $458.3 million
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    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

     

    #16 $246.9 Million Original estimated budget: $225 million Worldwide gross: $419.7 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $460.5 million
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    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

     

    #13 $256.8 Million Original estimated budget: $200 million Worldwide gross: $433.4 million Worldwide adjusted gross: $556.5 million