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

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($300 million)

The initially planned budget for this feature cemented it as the most expensive movie of all time, even after inflation, in 2007. Since then, this movie has obviously been toppled by some dudes in tights, but at the time this was an extremely ambitious move from Disney. Fortunately, their investments paid off by the end of the production schedule when Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End was by far the highest-grossing film of 2007, and it even beat the next year’s highest-grossing film. Despite its profitability, this movie was criticized for its confusing plot and lack of written direction. 

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The More You Know

  • While shooting 'Batman Begins' (2005) in Chicago, a drunk driver panicked and crashed into the Batmobile because he thought it was an invading alien.spacecraft
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
  • The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
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