6 most expensive films in the history of cinema, which you will not get bored watching

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The film industry spends billions of dollars on films every year. The film companies are competing, which of their masterpieces will become not only the most relevant and memorable story, but also the most spectacular, filled with a large number of special effects. And the expenses on acting fees are also high, because a picture with the participation of a famous actor will surely attract more viewers than even with a talented one, but not promoted. In this vanity fair, you and I are the clear winners, because it is so nice to spend an evening in the company of your favorite heroes, feeling like you are a part of a beautiful picture.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

budget at the time of creation $ 410 million; global fees $ 1.046 billion

No matter how much the bosses of the Disney film company clutched their heads, each time a larger and larger budget was allocated for a new series of the franchise. However, this was expected - and the location of the filming, and the fees for the actors, and the expected visual effects. Judge for yourself - well, where without the newfangled 3D projection, which requires expensive equipment? And what about computer processing that can add flavor in the form of incredible special effects? Johnny Depp has repeatedly stated that Jack Sparrow is his favorite character, and he is ready to star in this role countless times.

However, the actor was cunning a little - if in the first part his fee was only 10 million dollars, then he received 55 million for participation in this film. salaries. So count it: the real jungle of the islands of Kauai and Oahu of the Hawaiian archipelago, the beauty of the Caribbean, the uninhabited island of Palominito, the medieval fortress of San Cristobal in San Juan, the Long Beach coast, as well as the real ship "Surprise" were chosen as natural scenery. So I had to drive around the world, pretty ruffling the "wallet" of the film studio. And let the critics compete in eloquence, not sparing negative reviews, the audience voted “for” - the picture not only covered the costs, but also earned more than $ 1 billion.

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)

budget at the time of creation $ 365.5 million; worldwide fees $ 1.403 billion

And again, the leaders are an adventure tale in which many superheroes have gathered - from Iron Man and Hulk to Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. But we understand that it is not cheap to participate in saving the world with so many superheroes. In addition, Robert Downey Jr. dabbled in the water - he demanded an increase in fees for all actors. The studio also had to go to these costs. Well, and then in order: shooting in the most beautiful places in England, South Korea and Italy; the costs of the technical embodiment of the director's fantasy, who conceived the villain Ultron in this way and not otherwise; shooting with unmanned cameras; converting footage to 3D format, etc. The result is critical acclaim and excellent box office gains.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

budget 250 million dollars fees 934, 4 million dollars

Like adults dreaming and signing up for another new Apple product, so children are burning with the dream of watching another film adaptation of the adventures of Harry Potter. It was this calculation that the producers of Warner Brothers hoped for when they allocated such a significant budget for shooting. However, the box office fees justified the costs with interest, putting this part of the magical story in fourth place among all the parts. Let us remind you that the effect of expectation is important here.

And on the day of the premiere, it is impossible to buy a ticket, only the lucky ones got them. As a result, the tape collected 58, 17 thousand dollars per day - this is one of the best indicators in the history of cinema. And for five days of rental - 394 thousand dollars, which is also considered a world record. So the most expensive part of the Potterian brought the company and producers not only financial success, but also a victory in terms of marketing decisions.

Titanic (1997)

budget: 200 million dollars Fees: 2194, 439 million dollars

This film not only owns a record budget for the year of creation, but also a truly transcendental success - it became not only the first film to cross the $ 1 billion mark in gross, but also the first to earn $ 2 billion. Well, as for the costs of its creation, then, in principle, there is no need to explain anything. All interiors of the luxury liner have been made in full accordance with historical sketches and under the guidance of the companies that created them on the original ship. Therefore, the scene where water literally rushes down the main staircase into the main hall was filmed in one take - the consequences were so devastating.

By the way, more than 120 tons of water was spent on the very imitation of flooding. So there is no need to explain that once the props had been in the water immediately fell into disrepair, and the work of the team of operators, illuminators, make-up artists had to be so well-coordinated that no one had the right to make a mistake. Plus deep-sea filming, creation of a life-size model of the ship, extras.. It remains only to add that the construction of the Titanic itself cost the owner in terms of today's rate of 100 million pounds, and the production of James Cameron's film - 125 million pounds …

Rapunzel: A Tangled Story (2010)

budget 260 million dollars; fees 591.8 million dollars

The first three-dimensional film of the Disney film studio, filmed according to the canons of the classic cartoons of the company. And Walt Disney planned to shoot it in the 40s of the last century, but at that time there was no suitable technology. After all, Rapunzel had luxurious hair, and in order to make it out of it and alive, but at the same time not to lose the effect of a drawn frame, modern specialists of the company created a special program Dynamic Wires.

They used 147 models of hair of various structures and as a result we see 140 thousand different strands in the frame. Computer engineer Kelly Ward, who has been working on this issue for 10 years, even defended her thesis on computer animation of hair. The film also features a waterfall of 10 million individual droplets and footage of burning lanterns filled with 460 million beams of light. Now do you understand all the virtuosity of the work of animators?

John Carter (2012)

budget: 250 million dollars; fees: 284, 1 million dollars

And this project was a good lesson for the Disney film studio: at a cost of more than $ 250 million, excluding advertising costs, the film barely covered the losses, pulling out only thanks to distribution in Europe. The creators did not skimp on special effects, battle scenes with four-meter Martians, but the main role's fee was clearly stingy. Taylor Kitsch was just beginning his acting career in those years. As a result, sophisticated Americans did not see celebrities in the trailer, so they ignored the premiere. In addition, the time for her was not chosen very well - the summer months have always been considered less attractive financially.

A week later, the film company was forced to admit defeat, and after debriefing, and dismiss the head of Rich Ross. By the way, the Russians liked the fantastic blockbuster - the box office grossed more than $ 33 million, which makes this film one of the highest grossing films in the Russian box office.