List of most expensive non-English language films

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This is a non-definitive list of most expensive non-English language films. Only movies with a budget of $5 million U.S. dollars or more are listed here.

List of most expensive films

Rank	Movie name	Country	Year	Production Costs (est.)
1	War and Peace (1968 film)		1968	$560,000,000 (in 2006 dollars)
2	Metropolis (film)		1927	$200,000,000 (in 2006 dollars)
3	Asterix at the Olympic Games (film)		2008	$93,700,000
4	Arthur and the Minimoys		2006	$86,000,000
5	The Battle of Neretva		1969	$71,015,000 (in 2008 dollars)
6	Pinocchio (2002 film)		2002	$62,000,000
7	A Very Long Engagement		2004	$55,000,000
8	Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar		1999	$48,000,000
9	Brotherhood of the Wolf		2001	$47,200,000
10	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra		2002	$47,000,000
11	Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse		2004	$46,430,000
12	Curse of the Golden Flower		2006	$45,000,000
13	Les Dalton		2004	$42,000,000
14	The Promise (2005 film)		2005	$40,000,000
15	Apocalypto		2005	$40,000,000
16	The Nomad		2007	$40,000,000
17	Treasured Island		2007	$38,500,000
18	The Tiger Brigades		2006	$38,000,000
19	Empire of the Wolves		2005	$37,120,000
20	Le Deuxième Souffle (2007 film)		2007	$37,120,000
21	Largo Winch (film)		2008	$37,000,000
22	Vidocq (2001 film)		2001	$36,000,000
23	Arsène Lupin (film)		2004	$35,600,000
24	Michel Vaillant (film)		2003	$35,400,000
25	The Barber of Siberia		1998	$35,000,000
26	The Legend of Zu		2001	$35,000,000
27	The Tiger and the Snow		2005	$35,000,000
28	Le Concile De Pierre		2006	$34,000,000
29	Fanfan La Tulipe (2003 film)		2003	$33,600,000
30	Bon Voyage (2003 film)		2003	$31,000,000
31	Sky Fighters		2005	$31,000,000
32	The Passion Of The Christ		2004	$30,000,000
33	Hero (2002 film)		2002	$30,000,000
34	Wonderful Days		2003	$30,000,000
35	Arn: The Knight Templar		2007	$30,000,000
36	Steamboy		2004	$26,000,000
37	Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre		2001	$25,000,000
38	Sivaji (film)		2007	$24,000,000
39	Wasabi (film)		2001	$23,700,000
40	Angel-A		2005	$23,200,000
41	Princess Mononoke		1997	$23,000,000
42	Taxi 3		2003	$22,410,000
43	The Crimson Rivers		2000	$22,400,000
44	Blanche (film)		2002	$22,000,000
45	Joyeux Noël		2005	$22,000,000
46	Agents Secrets		2004	$21,700,000
47	OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies		2006	$21,610,000
48	Renaissance (film)		2006	$21,600,000
49	Downfall (film)		2004	$21,000,000
50	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence		2004	$20,000,000
51	Thru the Moebius Strip		2004	$20,000,000
52	Kung Fu Hustle		2004	$20,000,000
53	Ca$h (film)		2008	$20,000,000
54	Letters from Iwo Jima		2006	$19,000,000
55	Pan's Labyrinth		2006	$19,000,000
56	District 13		2004	$18,700,000
57	Chrysalis (film)		2007	$18,520,000
58	Spirited Away		2001	$18,100,000
59	Tell No One		2006	$18,100,000
60	Black Book (film)		2006	$18,000,000
61	Peut-être		1999	$18,000,000
62	Amélie		2001	$17,610,000
63	Taxi 2		2000	$16,510,000
60	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna		2006	$16,410,000
61	Le Petit Poucet		2001	$16,000,000
62	The Sea Inside		2004	$15,450,000
63	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon		2000	$15,000,000
63	Lust, Caution		2007	$15,000,000
63	The Banquet (2006 film)		2006	$15,000,000
66	Taxi (1998 film)		1998	$12,500,000
67	8 Women		2002	$12,370,000
68	Dante 01		2008	$12,360,000
69	Life Is a Miracle		2004	$12,360,000
70	House of Flying Daggers		2004	$12,000,000
71	1612 (film)		2007	$12,000,000
71	Ran (film)		1985	$12,000,000
71	2046 (film)		2004	$12,000,000
74	Devdas (2002 film)		2002	$11,720,000
75	15 August (2001 film)		2001	$11,600,000
76	Crusade in Jeans (film)		2006	$11,000,000
77	Yamakasi (film)		2001	$10,750,000
78	Krrish		2006	$10,200,000
79	Akira		1988	$10,000,000
80	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham		2001	$8,150,000
81	St. George Shoots the Dragon		2008	$7,723,506

[edit] See also

• List of most expensive films
• List of most expensive Serbian films
• List of most expensive music videos
• List of highest-grossing films
• List of U.S. box office bombs
• Internet Movie Database