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Filmmakers can bring practically any scenario to life on screen with the right budget. The most expensive movies of all time cost more to produce than many films can ever hope to earn at the box office. Sometimes, those investments pay off. In other cases, they lead to disappointment for the filmmakers and the studio.
According to NerdWallet, these are some of the biggest gambles Hollywood has ever taken. Even adjusted for inflation, most of the titles on this list of the most expensive movies were released in the last two decades.
At the top of the roundup is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Adjusted for inflation, the fourth Piratesfilm cost $422 million to make—a number that hasn't been surpassed since its release in 2011. The movie didn't out-earn any of the films in the original trilogy, but it did make its money back with an international box office gross exceeding $1 billion.
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The 10 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made
According to NerdWallet, these are some of the biggest gambles Hollywood has ever taken. Even adjusted for inflation, most of the titles on this list of the most expensive movies were released in the last two decades.
At the top of the roundup is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Adjusted for inflation, the fourth Piratesfilm cost $422 million to make—a number that hasn't been surpassed since its release in 2011. The movie didn't out-earn any of the films in the original trilogy, but it did make its money back with an international box office gross exceeding $1 billion.
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The 10 Most Expensive Movies Ever Made
