The Avengers (2012) — $220 million
Worldwide gross: $1.5 billion
Marketing budget: estimated $100 million to $150 million
(Note: Budgets are not adjusted for inflation)
Man of Steel (2013) — $225 million
Worldwide gross: $668 million
Marketing budget: $150 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) — $225 million
Worldwide gross: $1.1 billion
Marketing budget: n/a
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) — $225 million
Worldwide gross: $419.7 million
Production and marketing total: ~$350 million
Men in Black 3 (2012) — $225 million+
Worldwide gross: $624 million
Marketing budget: n/a
The Lone Ranger (2013) — $225 million+
Worldwide gross: $260.5 million
Marketing budget: $150 million+ worldwide
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — $230 million
Worldwide gross: $1.1 billion
Marketing budget: n/a
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — $230 million
Worldwide gross: $794.9 million
Production and marketing total: ~$400 million
Avatar (2009) — $237 million
Worldwide gross: $2.79 billion
Marketing budget: $150 million
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — $239 million
Worldwide gross: $605.4 million
Production and marketing total: $350 million+
The Fate of the Furious (2017) — $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.2 billion
Production and marketing total: $350 million+
Spectre (2015) — $250 million
Worldwide gross: $880.1 million
Marketing budget: estimated $100 million+
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — $250 million
Worldwide gross: $934.3 million
Marketing budget: $155 million
Captain America: Civil War (2016) — $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.2 billion
Marketing budget: n/a
The Lion King (2019) — $250 million+
Worldwide gross: $1.7 billion
Production and marketing total: estimated $400 million+
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — $250 million+
Worldwide gross: $1.4 billion
Marketing budget: $180 million
Beauty and the Beast (2017) — ~$255 million
Worldwide gross: $1.3 billion
Production and marketing total: $300 million+
Spider-Man 3 (2007) — $258 million
Worldwide gross: $894.9 million
Marketing budget: ~$120 million
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — $259 million
Worldwide gross: $1.1 billion
Marketing budget: budget and marketing combined estimated at $350 million+
Tangled (2010) — $260 million
Worldwide gross: $592.5 million
Marketing budget: $100 million+
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — $262 million
Worldwide gross: $1.3 billion
Marketing budget: Estimated $350 million to produce and market.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — ~$263 million
Worldwide gross: $873.6 million
Marketing budget: $150 million – $160 million
John Carter (2012) — $263.7 million
Worldwide gross: $284.1 million
Marketing budget: $100 million+
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — $275 million
Worldwide gross: $1.1 billion
Production and marketing total: ~$400 million
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) — $275 million
Worldwide gross: $392.9 million
Production and marketing total: $400 million
Justice League (2017) — ~$300 million
Worldwide gross: $657.9 million
Production and marketing total: estimated $400 million+
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) — $300 million
Worldwide gross: $961 million
Marketing budget: n/a
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — $316 million+
Worldwide gross: $2 billion
Marketing budget: estimated $150 million – $170 million
Avengers: Endgame (2019) — $350 million+
Worldwide gross: $2.8 billion
Marketing budget: estimated $150 million to $200 million+
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — $376.5 million
Worldwide gross: $1 billion
Production and marketing total: Around $400 million in total.