From MSN 29th September 2006
Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong smashed the box office record for the most expensive movie ever made at $207 million US dollars (£108 million) ...btw total profits for the film are now at around $600 million US dollars.
List of most expensive films
King Kong 2005 $207,000,000
Superman Returns 2006 $204,000,000
Titanic 1997 $200,000,000
Spider-Man 2 2004 $200,000,000
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 $180,000,000
Troy 2004 $175,000,000
Waterworld 1995 $175,000,000
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $175,000,000
Wild Wild West 1999 $170,000,000
X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 $168,000,000
Poseidon 2006 $160,000,000
Van Helsing 2004 $160,000,000
Alexander 2004 $155,000,000
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 $150,000,000
The Polar Express 2004 $150,000,000
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $150,000,000
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 $150,000,000
Mission: Impossible III 2006 $150,000,000
Die Another Day 2002 $142,000,000
Men in Black II 2002 $140,000,000
Armageddon 1998 $140,000,000
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 $140,000,000
Treasure Planet 2002 $140,000,000
Spider-Man 2002 $139,000,000
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 $137,000,000
Pearl Harbor 2001 $135,250,000
Kingdom of Heaven 2005 $135,000,000
The World Is Not Enough 1999 $135,000,000
Batman Begins 2005 $135,000,000
War of the Worlds 2005 $132,000,000
Tarzan 1999 $130,000,000
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 $130,000,000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $130,000,000
Bad Boys II 2003 $130,000,000
Sahara 2005 $130,000,000
Dinosaur 2000 $127,500,000
The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $127,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 $125,000,000
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 $125,000,000
Mission: Impossible II 2000 $125,000,000
The Day After Tomorrow 2004 $125,000,000
Godzilla 1998 $125,000,000
The Da Vinci Code 2006 $125,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 $123,000,000
The Island 2005 $122,200,000
Cars 2006 $120,000,000
The Perfect Storm 2000 $120,000,000
Hulk 2003 $120,000,000
Stuart Little 2 2002 $120,000,000
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 $120,000,000
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 2002 $120,000,000
The Aviator 2004 $116,000,000
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 2005 $115,000,000
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 $115,000,000
Windtalkers 2002 $115,000,000
Monsters, Inc. 2001 $115,000,000
The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $110,000,000
Ocean's Twelve 2004 $110,000,000
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 $110,000,000
True Lies 1994 $110,000,000
Batman and Robin 1997 $110,000,000
X2 2003 $110,000,000
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 $110,000,000
Around the World in 80 Days 2004 $110,000,000
The Patriot 2000 $110,000,000
Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997 $110,000,000
Home on the Range 2004 $110,000,000
The Cat in the Hat 2003 $109,000,000
Ali 2001 $107,000,000
I, Robot 2004 $105,000,000
Dante's Peak 1997 $104,000,000
Gladiator 2000 $103,000,000
Stuart Little 1999 $103,000,000
Minority Report 2002 $102,000,000
War and Peace 1968 $100,000,000
Planet of the Apes 2001 $100,000,000
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $100,000,000
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 $100,000,000
The Last Samurai 2003 $100,000,000
National Treasure 2004 $100,000,000
Batman Forever 1995 $100,000,000
K-19: The Widowmaker 2002 $100,000,000
The Emperor's New Groove 2000 $100,000,000
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002 $100,000,000
Fantastic Four 2005 $100,000,000
Batman begins costed $35 million more to make.
The most expensive MARVEL AND DC comic based movies or graphic novels are highlited in bold.
Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong smashed the box office record for the most expensive movie ever made at $207 million US dollars (£108 million) ...btw total profits for the film are now at around $600 million US dollars.
List of most expensive films
King Kong 2005 $207,000,000
Superman Returns 2006 $204,000,000
Titanic 1997 $200,000,000
Spider-Man 2 2004 $200,000,000
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 $180,000,000
Troy 2004 $175,000,000
Waterworld 1995 $175,000,000
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $175,000,000
Wild Wild West 1999 $170,000,000
X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 $168,000,000
Poseidon 2006 $160,000,000
Van Helsing 2004 $160,000,000
Alexander 2004 $155,000,000
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 $150,000,000
The Polar Express 2004 $150,000,000
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $150,000,000
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 $150,000,000
Mission: Impossible III 2006 $150,000,000
Die Another Day 2002 $142,000,000
Men in Black II 2002 $140,000,000
Armageddon 1998 $140,000,000
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 $140,000,000
Treasure Planet 2002 $140,000,000
Spider-Man 2002 $139,000,000
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 $137,000,000
Pearl Harbor 2001 $135,250,000
Kingdom of Heaven 2005 $135,000,000
The World Is Not Enough 1999 $135,000,000
Batman Begins 2005 $135,000,000
War of the Worlds 2005 $132,000,000
Tarzan 1999 $130,000,000
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 $130,000,000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $130,000,000
Bad Boys II 2003 $130,000,000
Sahara 2005 $130,000,000
Dinosaur 2000 $127,500,000
The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $127,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 $125,000,000
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 $125,000,000
Mission: Impossible II 2000 $125,000,000
The Day After Tomorrow 2004 $125,000,000
Godzilla 1998 $125,000,000
The Da Vinci Code 2006 $125,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 $123,000,000
The Island 2005 $122,200,000
Cars 2006 $120,000,000
The Perfect Storm 2000 $120,000,000
Hulk 2003 $120,000,000
Stuart Little 2 2002 $120,000,000
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 $120,000,000
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 2002 $120,000,000
The Aviator 2004 $116,000,000
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 2005 $115,000,000
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 $115,000,000
Windtalkers 2002 $115,000,000
Monsters, Inc. 2001 $115,000,000
The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $110,000,000
Ocean's Twelve 2004 $110,000,000
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 $110,000,000
True Lies 1994 $110,000,000
Batman and Robin 1997 $110,000,000
X2 2003 $110,000,000
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 $110,000,000
Around the World in 80 Days 2004 $110,000,000
The Patriot 2000 $110,000,000
Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997 $110,000,000
Home on the Range 2004 $110,000,000
The Cat in the Hat 2003 $109,000,000
Ali 2001 $107,000,000
I, Robot 2004 $105,000,000
Dante's Peak 1997 $104,000,000
Gladiator 2000 $103,000,000
Stuart Little 1999 $103,000,000
Minority Report 2002 $102,000,000
War and Peace 1968 $100,000,000
Planet of the Apes 2001 $100,000,000
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $100,000,000
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 $100,000,000
The Last Samurai 2003 $100,000,000
National Treasure 2004 $100,000,000
Batman Forever 1995 $100,000,000
K-19: The Widowmaker 2002 $100,000,000
The Emperor's New Groove 2000 $100,000,000
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002 $100,000,000
Fantastic Four 2005 $100,000,000
Batman begins costed $35 million more to make.
The most expensive MARVEL AND DC comic based movies or graphic novels are highlited in bold.
