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The theatrical poster for Ben-Hur (1925) depicting a man behaving in a sexually aggressive manner towards a woman cowaring from him.
Ben-Hur (1925) was the most expensive film of the silent-era, possibly holding the record for over twenty years.

Due to the secretive nature of Hollywood accounting it is not clear which film is the most expensive film ever made. Spider-Man 3 officially holds the record with an acknowledged cost of $258 million, while Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and its sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End were produced together on a combined budget of $450 million, making them the most expensive production. Although the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels shared many costs it is estimated that around $300 million was spent on producing At World's End. More recently there have been reports that Avatar is the most expensive film ever made with speculation that it cost $280 million.

The cost of film production was mostly stable prior to World War II, with Ben-Hur (1925) setting an early record, which lasted well into the sound era. Costs started to escalate due to the effects of inflation and as television started to compete with the cinema for audiences, culminating in 1963 with Cleopatra which did not earn back its costs despite being the highest earning film of the year. The 1990s saw two thresholds crossed, with True Lies costing $100 million in 1994 and Titanic costing $200 million in 1997, both directed by James Cameron. Since then it has become normal for a tent-pole feature from a major film studio to cost over $100 million, and an increasing number of films are costing $200 million or more.

This list contains only the films that are already released to the general public, and no films that are still in production, post-production or just announced films, for the reason that these costs can still change in the production process. Listed below is the negative cost: the costs of the actual filming, and not including promotional costs (i.e. advertisements, commercials, posters, etc.). The charts are ordered by official budget amounts where they are known. Most studios, however, will not give a statement on the actual production costs, so only estimates by professional researchers and movie industry writers are available. Where budget estimates conflict the productions are charted by lower-bound estimates.

Most expensive productions (unadjusted for inflation)

Only productions with a budget over a nominal value of $150 million U.S. dollars are listed here. Due to the effects of inflation, all but three of the films on the chart have been produced since the turn of the century, with Waterworld (1995) being the oldest film to be included.

Most expensive films
Rank Title Year Cost (est.)
(millions) 		Refs & notes
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 $300 [1][2][nb 1]
2 Tangled 2010 $260 [3][4][5][6]
3 Spider-Man 3 2007 $258* [7]
4 John Carter 2012 $250* [8][nb 2]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $250 [9][10]
6 Avatar 2009 $237* [11][nb 3]
7 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $230 [12][nb 4]
8 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 $225* [13]
The Lone Ranger 2013 $225* [14][nb 5]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $225 [1][15][nb 1]
Man of Steel 2013 $225 [16][17][nb 6]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2012 $225 [18][19][nb 7]
13 The Avengers 2012 $220 [20][21][22][23]
14 Men in Black 3 2012 $215* [24][nb 8]
Oz the Great and Powerful 2013 $215* [25][nb 9]
16 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 $210 [26][27]
17 Battleship 2012 $209* [28]
18 King Kong 2005 $207 [29][30][31]
19 Superman Returns 2006 $204* [32][33][nb 10]
20 Titanic 1997 $200* [34][35][36]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $200* [37]
2012 2009 $200* [38]
Spider-Man 2 2004 $200 [39][40]
Quantum of Solace 2008 $200 [41][42]
Terminator Salvation 2009 $200 [43][44]
Toy Story 3 2010 $200 [45][46]
Green Lantern 2011 $200 [47][48][49]
Cars 2 2011 $200 [50][51][52]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2012 $200 [53][54][nb 11]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 $200 [55][nb 12]
Iron Man 3 2013 $200 [56][57][58]
Monsters University 2013 $200 [59]
33 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $195 [60][61][62][63]
34 World War Z 2013 $190* [64][65][nb 13]
35 Brave 2012 $185* [67]
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 $185* [68][nb 14]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $185 [69][70][71]
The Dark Knight 2008 $185 [15][72][73]
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 $185 [59]
40 The Golden Compass 2007 $180* [74][75]
Pacific Rim 2013 $180* [76][77][nb 15]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 $180 [78][79][80]
WALL-E 2008 $180 [81][82]
44 Troy 2004 $175* [83]
Evan Almighty 2007 $175 [84][85][86]
Monsters vs. Aliens 2009 $175 [87][88][89]
Up 2009 $175 [90][91]
A Christmas Carol 2009 $175 [92][93]
47 Ronin 2013 $175 [94][95][nb 16]
50 Waterworld 1995 $172 [97][98][99]
51 Snow White & the Huntsman 2012 $170* [100]
Thor: The Dark World 2013 $170* [101]
Wild Wild West 1999 $170 [102][103]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 $170 [104][105]
Iron Man 2 2010 $170 [106][107][108][109]
Tron: Legacy 2010 $170 [110][111][112][113]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014 $170 [114][115][116]
58 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $167 [117][nb 17]
59 How to Train Your Dragon 2010 $165 [118][119][120]
Wreck-It Ralph 2012 $165 [121][122]
61 Cowboys & Aliens 2011 $163* [123]
62 Sahara 2005 $160* [124]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $160* [125][nb 18]
Van Helsing 2004 $160 [126][127][128]
Poseidon 2006 $160 [129][130][131]
Shrek the Third 2007 $160 [132]
Inception 2010 $160 [133][134][135][136]
68 Robin Hood 2010 $155* [137][138][nb 19]
Alexander 2004 $155 [140][141]
Most expensive multi-film productions
Rank Titles Year(s) Cost (est.)
(millions) 		Refs & notes
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 		2006–07 $450 [142][nb 1]
2 The Lord of the Rings trilogy 2001–03 $260* [143][144][nb 20]
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 & Part 2 2010–11 $250 [145][146]
4 The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions 		2003 $237 [nb 21]
5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 & Part 2 2011–12 $230* [nb 22]

* Officially acknowledged figure.

Most expensive films (adjusted for inflation)

A screencap of the title card from the trailer of Cleopatra.
Cleopatra is still one of the most expensive films of all-time adjusted for inflation, and in real terms held the record for over 30 years.

The productions listed here have their nominal budgets adjusted for inflation using the United States Consumer Price Index[150] taking the year of release. Charts adjusted for inflation are usually ordered differently, because they are dependent on the inflation measure used and the original budget estimate.

The Soviet War and Peace, released in four parts across 1966 and 1967, is sometimes cited as the most expensive production ever: Soviet claims stating it cost $100 million (nearly $700 million accounting for inflation) were circulated in the American press during its showing there. However, its financial records reveal it cost $9,213,013 (about $67 million in today's money).[nb 23] Another notable omission is Metropolis, the 1927 German film directed by Fritz Lang, often erroneously reported as having cost $200 million at the value of modern money. Metropolis cost about $1.3 million at the time of its production, which would be about $15 million at today's prices according to the German Consumer Price Index.[nb 24]

Most expensive films adjusted for inflation
Rank Title Year Cost (est.) (millions) Refs & notes
Adjusted Nominal
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 $441 $300 [1][2][nb 1]
2 Titanic 1997 $380 $200* [34][35][36]
3 Spider-Man 3 2007 $379 $258* [7]
4 Tangled 2010 $363 $260 [3][4][5][6]
5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $355 $250 [9][10]
6 Waterworld 1995 $344 $172 [97][98][99]
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $340 $225 [1][15][nb 1]
8 Avatar 2009 $337 $237* [11][nb 3]
9 John Carter 2012 $332 $250* [8][nb 2]
10 Spider-Man 2 2004 $323 $200 [39][40]
King Kong 2005 $323 $207 [29][30][31]
12 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 $318 $225* [13]
13 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 $317 $210 [26][27]
14 Wild Wild West 1999 $311 $170 [102][103]
15 Cleopatra 1963 $310 $31.115* [179][nb 25]
16 Superman Returns 2006 $308 $204* [32][33][nb 10]
17 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $305 $230 [12][nb 4]
18 The Lone Ranger 2013 $294 $225* [14][nb 5]
Man of Steel 2013 $294 $225 [16][17][nb 6]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 $294 $225 [18][19][nb 7]
21 The Avengers 2012 $292 $220 [20][21][22][23]
22 Men in Black 3 2012 $285 $215* [24][nb 8]
23 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $284 $200* [37]
2012 2009 $284 $200* [38]
Terminator Salvation 2009 $284 $200 [43][44]
26 Quantum of Solace 2008 $283 $200 [41][42]
27 Troy 2004 $282 $175* [83]
28 Oz the Great and Powerful 2013 $281 $215* [25][nb 9]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 $281 $180 [78][79][80]
30 Toy Story 3 2010 $279 $200 [45][46]
31 Battleship 2012 $277 $209* [28]
32 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $277 $167 [117][nb 17]
33 Green Lantern 2011 $271 $200 [47][48][49]
Cars 2 2011 $271 $200 [50][51][52]
35 The Amazing Spider-Man 2012 $265 $200 [53][54][nb 11]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 $265 $200 [55][nb 12]
The Golden Compass 2007 $264 $180* [74][75]
38 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $264 $195 [60][61][62][63]
39 Armageddon 1998 $262 $140 [194][195]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $262 $185 [69][70][71]
The Dark Knight 2008 $262 $185 [15][72][73]
42 Iron Man 3 2013 $262 $200 [56][57][58]
Monsters University 2013 $262 $200 [59]
44 Van Helsing 2004 $258 $160 [126][127][128]
45 Evan Almighty 2007 $257 $175 [84][85][86]
46 WALL-E 2008 $255 $180 [81][82]
n/a Superman 1978 $255–259 $55 [196][197]

* Officially acknowledged figure.

Sound era record-holders

Ben-Hur (1925), costing about $4 million (an astronomical sum in those days at twenty-five times the $160,000 average cost of an MGM feature), held the record as the most expensive film going from the silent era into the sound era.[198] It is unclear which film superseded it as the most expensive film, although this is commonly attributed to Hell's Angels (1930), directed by Howard Hughes; the accounts for Hell's Angels show it cost $2.8 million, but Hughes publicised it as costing $4 million, selling it to the media as the most expensive film ever made up to that point.[199] The first film to seriously challenge the record was Gone with the Wind (1939), reported to have cost about $3.9–4.25 million,[179] although sources from the time state that Ben-Hur and—erroneously—Hell's Angels cost more;[200] Wilson, a 1944 biopic of President Woodrow Wilson, also cost about $4 million.[201] The first film that definitively displaced Ben-Hur at the top of the chart was Duel in the Sun in 1946, meaning Ben Hur possibly held the record for 21 years.

Timeline of the most expensive productions during the sound era
Year Production Cost (est.)
(millions) 		Refs & notes
1946 Duel in the Sun $5.255 [179][nb 26]
1947 Forever Amber $6.375 [179]
1951 Quo Vadis $7.623 [179]
1956 The Ten Commandments $13.272 [203]
1959 Ben-Hur $15.175 [179]
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty $19 [204][205]
1963 Cleopatra $31.115* [179][nb 25]
1978 Superman $55 [196][197]
1988 Rambo III $58 [179]
1990 Die Hard 2 $62 [206][nb 27]
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $94 [210][211][212]
1994 True Lies $100 [213][214][215]
1995 Waterworld $172 [97][98][99]
1997 Titanic $200* [34][35][36]
2003 The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions 		$237† [nb 21]
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) $260*† [143][144][nb 20]
2005 King Kong $207 [29][30][31]
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $210 [26][27]
Superman Returns $204* [32][33][nb 10]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $225 [1][15]
2007 Spider-Man 3 $258* [7]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $300 [1][2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 		$450† [142][nb 1]
* Officially acknowledged figure.
  • †The figure given is the cost of a multi-film production, where the films are produced simultaneously.

Silent era record-holders

Most expensive films adjusted for inflation
Rank Title Year Cost (est.) (millions) Refs & notes
Adjusted Nominal
1 The Ten Commandments 1923 $32 $1.8 [223]
2 Metropolis 1927 $23 $1.3 [224]


Note: If not just inflation is taken into account, but labor prices as well, the correcred amount can differ greatly. For example with The Ten Commandments (adjusted 1923 to 2013):

  • $25,000,000 with only inflation correction
  • $82,000,000 using unskilled wages
  • $104,000,000 using production worker wages
  • $124,000,000 using the GDP per capita (relative average income)
  • $351,000,000 using the relative share of the project as a percent of the output of the economy (share of GDP).

This illustrates any direct comparison with modern-day movies will remain difficult.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End were produced together on a combined budget of $450 million.[142] Budget overruns reportedly pushed the final cost of the joint production up to a total of $500 million. The individual budget estimates conjecture how the overall budget was divided between the two films, but many of the costs are indivisible such as the fees for the actors who appeared in both films and would most likely have been contracted for a single fee, and the cost of the sets common to both films.[7]
  2. ^ a b Disney and writer-director Andrew Stanton insist that the film came in at $250 million, but sources peg the number at above $275 million. The studio spent north of $100 million on a worldwide campaign, typical for a major tentpole.[178]
  3. ^ a b Estimates for Avatar's cost have varied considerably with some as high as $500 million.[170] The $500 million figure also incorporates the $150 million marketing budget, and the costs of developing the necessary 3-D cameras and motion capture technology which were independently financed by private investors and none of which are included in the production cost.[171][172] Recent estimates put the production costs at about $310 million, although a 15% tax rebate from New Zealand is expected to reduce the final bill by $25–30 million,[173][174] which would ultimately put the cost at around $280 million.[171] Avatar was initially budgeted at $190 million[175][176] but the studio later acknowledged it cost $237 million after its budget came under intense media scrutiny.[11] A further $1 million per minute were spent on the nine minutes of extra footage in Avatar: Special Edition.[177]
  4. ^ a b Expenditure on The Dark Knight Rises is estimated to be about $250–300 million, with the cost of production coming down to around $230 million after tax credits.[12]
  5. ^ a b Studio reps for Disney state the cost of the production was $225 million, although other estimates put the film's cost at around $250 million with over $150 million spent on worldwide marketing and distribution.[14]
  6. ^ a b People close to Warner and the film's production offered slightly different estimates for its final cost, ranging between $225 million and $270 million, split between the studio and Legendary Pictures LLC.[180]
  7. ^ a b Most reports put the production cost of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug at around $225 million and spending on marketing upwards of $100 million,[181] although some estimate the budget to be slightly higher at $250 million.[182]
  8. ^ a b Some estimates put the production budget for Men in Black 3 at nearly $250 million;[183] however, a $38 million tax rebate from New York is expected to bring the final cost down to about $215 million.[184]
  9. ^ a b Disney claim that Oz the Great and Powerful cost $215 million,[25] although an insider suggests its cost was approximately $235 million.[185]
  10. ^ a b c Warner Bros. put the production cost of Superman Returns at $223 million, and around $204 million after factoring in tax credits. Some other estimates place the figure higher, but these higher numbers include the development costs of earlier aborted projects, taking the total figure to $263 million.[32] Warner later stated it cost $209 million,[222] although the film's director Bryan Singer maintains that the approved budget was $184.5 million, and it eventually came in at $204 million: "So the hard, honest number is $204 million."[33]
  11. ^ a b The official cost of The Amazing Spider-Man is unknown; however, various estimates put its cost at $200 million,[53] $215 million,[191] $220 million,[192] and $230 million.[193]
  12. ^ a b A knowledgeable source says the first two installments cost $315 million each, and that's with Jackson deferring his fee. A studio source insists that number is wildly inflated and, with significant production rebates from New Zealand, the cost is closer to $200 million a movie.[55]
  13. ^ Paramount Pictures admit to spending $190 million on World War Z,[64][65] although sources at rival studios estimate the true cost is closer to $210 million.[66]
  14. ^ New Line Cinema claim that Jack the Giant Slayer cost $185 million, although insiders suggest it cost over $200 million.[68]
  15. ^ Warner Bros. state that the film's budget was $180 million. Some industry insiders say the true cost of the film was closer to $200 million, although the film's director, Guillermo del Toro, claims to have brought the film in under budget.[76][77]
  16. ^ There have been contradictory statements in regards to the budget with people close to the project having stated it cost $175 million[94] and $225 million[96] respectively to produce, although Universal Studios dispute the higher figure.[95]
  17. ^ a b The production budget for Terminator 3 was initially set at $169–170 million,[186][187] making it the most expensive film ever to be greenlit at the time.[188][189] Budget statements put the final cost of the film at $187 million (or $167 million excluding the production overhead).[117][190]
  18. ^ A person close to the production put the budget for Fast & Furious 6 at close to $200 million. However, a spokesman for Universal claimed that the final budget was $160 million due to tax credits in the United Kingdom.[125]
  19. ^ A spokesman for Universal stated that Robin Hood cost $155 million to produce after tax credits; however, this figure does not take into account the $25 million costs incurred by an earlier aborted production, and estimates put the total cost of the production at $200 million.[137][139] The Wrap obtained a purported copy of the budget showing expenditure totalling $237 million.[138]
  20. ^ a b Wingnut Films stated that the budget for the three Lord of the Rings films was $260 million, however estimates of the cost during production varied from $270 million to $360 million, none of which were confirmed or denied by Wingnut.[143] Estimates put the final cost at around $285 million.[1]
  21. ^ a b The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were produced together at a reported cost of $127 million[216][217][218] and $110 million[219] respectively for a combined total of $237 million. Some reports put the combined cost of the production at $300 million.[220][221]
  22. ^ Summit Entertainment projected a total cost of $263 million for both parts, with $127.5 million to be spent on the first part, and the second costing $136.2 million.[147] After tax rebates, Part 1 cost $110 million,[148] and Part 2 cost $120 million.[149]
  23. ^ The $100 million figure, based on Soviet statements, appeared frequently in the U.S. press in 1968, when War and Peace was released in the country. The New York Times reported it was "the most expensive film ever made... Russians say cost $100 million."[151] New York Magazine asserted that "what the Russians estimate to be the equivalent of $100 million"[152] was invested in making it. Other, conflicting estimates were issued by the Soviets to news outlets in other countries (see War and Peace: Budget). Yet, the protocols of the Soviet State Committee for Cinematography from 25 August 1964 record a meeting of the agency's directors in which a final budget of 8.5 million Soviet ruble was approved for the series; it included all expenses to be made, including 2.51 million to cover those of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, which supplied thousands of soldiers as extras and other assistance.[153] According to the producers' financial statements, compiled after the work on the series was completed in August 1967, the total cost of the film came to 8,291,712 Soviet ruble[154]—or $9,213,013 with the 1967 0.9 ruble = $1 exchange rate.[155] It is technically impossible to adjust the ruble for inflation since the Soviet Union did not formally acknowledge it; instead, the USSR would periodically reprice everything from goods to labour to services. Inflation is usually measured in Western free market economies using a price index such as the Consumer price index, but no such measure existed in the case of the Soviet Union. However, it is possible to measure the increase in average annual earnings in the Soviet Union and there is typically a strong correlation between average earnings and inflation.[156] In 1965 the average annual wage in the Soviet Union was 1,158 Soviet rubles,[157] and in 2011 the average monthly salary in Russia was 23,600 Russian rubles (the Russian ruble replaced the Soviet ruble in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union), amounting to about 283,200 rubles per year.[158] This puts salary inflation at approximately 24,500% (if you factor in the 1998 redenomination of the ruble, but if you don't the true inflation level is 1000 times higher at 24,500,000%). Applying this rate of inflation to the original cost (8,291,712 rubles) of War And Peace would yield an approximate amount of 2 billion Russian rubles. At an exchange rate of 30 rubles to the US dollar,[158] this would be equivalent to US$67 million, and considerably less than the $700 million figure that is often reported.[159][160][161]
  24. ^ Metropolis originally cost 5.3 million Reichsmarks in 1927,[162] equivalent to about $1.3 million at a conversion rate of US$1 = RM 4.2080.[163] Calculating the effects of inflation is complicated, since Germany has undergone two currency conversions since Metropolis was produced. As part of the Marshall Plan following World War II, the Deutsche Mark replaced the Reichsmark in 1948 to stave off hyperinflation. However, this was not a simple redenomination exercise: while the Deutsche Mark replaced the Reichsmark at an official rate of DM 1 to RM 10, this only applied to the actual currency, with wages, products and services charged at a rate of DM 1 to RM 1 (see Deutsche Mark: Currency reform of June 1948). This was equivalent to introducing 1000% inflation into the old currency before replacing it. As of 1948, Metropolis would have cost RM 6.3 million adjusted for inflation according to the German Consumer price index; redenomination would have inflated that to RM 63 million, which would have been equivalent to DM 6.3 million in the new currency.[164] This only applied to West Germany, but following German reunification, the Deutsche Mark later replaced the East German mark and exchanged at parity. The second redenomination occurred in 1999 when Germany converted to the euro, and this time fully adhered to the conventions of a basic redenomination, with all financial assets exchanged at a rate of DM 1.95583 to €1;[165] at this time, Metropolis would have cost DM 29 million,[164] equivalent to €15 million after conversion. At today's prices, it would cost about €11 million,[164] equivalent to US$15 million at the 2009 exchange rate of €0.7198 to the dollar.[166] Often reported as having cost $200 million at the value of modern money,[167][168] this estimate is clearly in error by a factor of ten; it is most likely that it came about by adjusting the original cost for inflation, converting the German marks to euros, and then converting the euro figure to US dollars. The process probably failed to account for the fact that the original cost was in Reichsmarks and not Deutsche Marks, so must be divided by 10 to get the equivalent Deutsche Mark value.[169] In applying this methodology, the estimate would come down to about $20 million, and more in line with the CPI figure.
  25. ^ a b With top tickets set at an all-time high of $5.50,Cleopatra had amassed as much as $20 million in such guarantees from exhibitors even before its premiere. Fox claimed the film had cost in total $44 million, of which $31,115,000 represented the direct negative cost and the rest distribution, print and advertising expenses. (These figures excluded the more than $5 million spent on the production's abortive British shoot in 1960–61, prior to its relocation to Italy.) By 1966 worldwide rentals had reached $38,042,000 including $23.5 million from the United States.[179]
  26. ^ Even though Duel in the Sun became the undisputed record-holder, it is possible the record was snatched from another Gregory Peck starrer, The Yearling, which had premiered just two weeks earlier in December 1946. The Internet Movie Database cites a production budget of $4 million for The Yearling, in line with several other contenders for the record of most expensive film, such as Ben-Hur (1925), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Wilson (1944). However there is little evidence to corroborate this estimate, and IMDb sometimes include marketing and distribution costs in their production budget estimates.[202]
  27. ^ It is possible Die Hard 2 took the record from either Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Total Recall. Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures, who co-produced Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), placed its production cost at around $50 million;[207] accounts for the film show that the expenditure on the production was $50,579,000, but that figure doesn't include the production overhead which came to $7,587,000 and would put it at about the same cost as Rambo III, which was released in the same year. Interest payments on the budget came to $17,105,000 which would bring the full financial commitment to over $75 million, but interest payments on film budgets are generally omitted from budget estimates since they are not a direct expenditure in producing the film.[208] In the case of Total Recall, a rival action film from the same summer but released a month earlier than Die Hard 2, Carolco Pictures stated that the film's budget was $50–60 million; if the costs were at the upper end of this range, Total Recall may have set a new record for the production costs of a film.[209]

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