From 'Tangled' to 'Titanic,' These are the Most Expensive Movies Ever Made

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ($217 million)

This is one of the highest critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings movies, one of the highest-grossing, and one of the easiest to make according to the cast and crew. Most likely due to its monstrous budget, filming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was a breeze for everyone involved, in fact, some of the actors treated their time on set as a New Zealand vacation. 

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