30. "Troy" (2004) $218.9 million — adjusted for inflation
Original estimated budget: $175 million
Worldwide gross: $497.4 million
27. [TIE] "2012" (2009) $220.4 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $769.7 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $371.5 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $836.3 million
26. "Quantum of Solace" (2008) $225.7 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $586.1 million
Original estimated budget: $220 million
Worldwide gross: $1.5 billion
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $668 million
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $624 million
Original estimated budget: $230 million
Worldwide gross: $752.2 million
21. "Wild Wild West" (1999) $240 million
Original estimated budget: $170 million
Worldwide gross: $222.1 million
Original estimated budget: $245 million
Worldwide gross: $880 million
Original estimated budget: $209 million
Worldwide gross: $391 million
18. "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006): $247.6 million
Original estimated budget: $210 million
Worldwide gross: $459.4 million
17. "Spider-Man 2" (2004) $250 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $783.8 million
Original estimated budget: $207 million
Worldwide gross: $550.5 million
15: "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015) $251 million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.4 billion
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $419.7 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $433.4 million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $284.1 million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.08 billion
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion
Original estimated budget: $237 million
Worldwide gross: $2.8 billion
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $1 billion
Original estimated budget: $175 million
Worldwide gross: $264.2 million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $934.4 million
5. "Tangled" (2010) $281.3 million
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 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.
Original estimated budget: $258 million
Worldwide gross: $890.9 million
3. "Titanic" (1997) $294.4 million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $2.2 billion
Includes tickets for 2012 "Titanic 3-D" re-release.
2. "Cleopatra" (1963) $340 million
Original estimated budget: $44 million
Gross in 1963: $57.8 million
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007) $341 million
Original estimated budget: $300 million
Worldwide gross: $963.4 million
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