List of most expensive films
Rank |
Movie name |
Country |
Year |
Production Costs (est.) |
1 |
War and Peace |
Soviet Union |
1968 |
$700,000,000 (in 2007 dollars) |
2 |
Metropolis |
Germany |
1927 |
$207,000,000 |
3 |
Asterix at the Olympic Games |
France |
2008 |
$107,000,000 |
4 |
The Flowers of War |
China |
2011 |
$94,000,000 |
5 |
Red Cliff |
China |
2008 |
$80,000,000 |
6 |
The Battle of Neretva |
Yugoslavia |
1969 |
$71,015,000 (in 2008 dollars) |
7 |
Pinocchio |
Italy |
2002 |
$62,000,000 |
8 |
Mesrine: L'Instinct De Mort & Mesrine: L'Ennemi Public N°1 |
France |
2008 |
$60,000,000 (shared) |
9 |
Che |
United States, France, Spain |
2008 |
$58,000,000 |
10 |
A Very Long Engagement |
France |
2004 |
$56,600,000 |
11 |
Burnt by the Sun 2 |
Russia |
2010 |
$55,000,000 |
12 |
Enthiran |
India |
2010 |
$38,200,000 |
13 |
Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar |
France |
1999 |
$48,000,000 |
14 |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra |
France |
2002 |
$47,000,000 |
15 |
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse |
France |
2004 |
$46,430,000 |
16 |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec |
France |
2010 |
$46,000,000 |
17 |
Curse of the Golden Flower |
China |
2006 |
$45,000,000 |
17 |
Gantz & Gantz: Perfect Answer |
Japan |
2011 |
$45,000,000 (shared) |
18 |
Les Dalton |
France |
2004 |
$42,000,000 |
19 |
The Promise |
China |
2005 |
$40,000,000 |
20 |
Apocalypto |
United States |
2005 |
$40,000,000 |
21 |
Nomad |
United States, France, Russia, Kazakhstan |
2007 |
$40,000,000 |
22 |
The Warlords |
China, Hong Kong |
2007 |
$40,000,000 |
23 |
Treasured Island |
France |
2007 |
$38,500,000 |
24 |
The Tiger Brigades |
France |
2006 |
$38,000,000 |
25 |
Empire of the Wolves |
France |
2005 |
$37,120,000 |
26 |
Le Deuxième Souffle |
France |
2007 |
$37,120,000 |
27 |
Largo Winch |
France |
2008 |
$37,000,000 |
28 |
The Inhabited Island |
Russia |
2008 |
$36,600,000 |
29 |
Arsène Lupin |
France |
2004 |
$35,600,000 |
30 |
Paris 36 |
France |
2008 |
$35,560,000 |
31 |
Michel Vaillant |
France |
2003 |
$35,400,000 |
32 |
The Barber of Siberia |
Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic |
1998 |
$35,000,000 |
33 |
The Legend of Zu |
Hong Kong |
2001 |
$35,000,000 |
34 |
The Tiger and the Snow |
Italy |
2005 |
$35,000,000 |
35 |
The Stone Council |
France |
2006 |
$34,000,000 |
37 |
Ponyo |
Japan |
2009 |
$34,000,000 |
38 |
Fanfan La Tulipe |
France |
2003 |
$33,600,000 |
39 |
Bon Voyage |
France |
2003 |
$31,000,000 |
40 |
Sky Fighters |
France |
2005 |
$31,000,000 |
41 |
Hero |
China |
2002 |
$31,000,000 |
42 |
The Passion of the Christ |
United States |
2004 |
$30,000,000 |
43 |
Wonderful Days |
South Korea |
2003 |
$30,000,000 |
44 |
Arn: The Knight Templar |
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom |
2007 |
$30,000,000 |
45 |
Alatriste |
Spain |
2006 |
$30,000,000 |
46 |
Baarìa |
Italy |
2009 |
$30,000,000[1] |
47 |
Nothing to Declare |
France |
2010 |
$30,000,000 |
48 |
OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus |
France |
2009 |
$29,460,000 |
49 |
Brotherhood of the Wolf |
France |
2001 |
$29,000,000 |
50 |
Blue |
India |
2009 |
$28,028,000 |
51 |
Steamboy |
Japan |
2004 |
$26,000,000 |
52 |
Yamato |
Japan |
2005 |
$26,000,000 |
53 |
Titeuf |
France |
2011 |
$26,000,000 |
54 |
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre |
France |
2001 |
$25,000,000 |
55 |
Howl's Moving Castle |
Japan |
2004 |
$24,000,000 |
56 |
Space Battleship Yamato |
Japan |
2010 |
$23,900,000 |
57 |
Wasabi |
France |
2001 |
$23,700,000 |
58 |
Angel-A |
France |
2005 |
$23,200,000 |
59 |
Princess Mononoke |
Japan |
1997 |
$23,000,000 |
60 |
Bodyguards and Assassins |
China, Hong Kong |
2009 |
$23,000,000 |
61 |
Taxi 3 |
France |
2003 |
$22,410,000 |
62 |
The Crimson Rivers |
France |
2000 |
$22,400,000 |
63 |
Blanche |
France |
2002 |
$22,000,000 |
64 |
Joyeux Noël |
France |
2005 |
$22,000,000 |
65 |
Agents Secrets |
France |
2004 |
$21,700,000 |
66 |
Taxi 4 |
France |
2007 |
$21,650,000 |
67 |
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies |
France |
2006 |
$21,610,000 |
68 |
Renaissance |
France |
2006 |
$21,600,000 |
69 |
The True Story Of Puss'N Boots |
France |
2009 |
$21,200,000 |
70 |
Downfall |
Germany |
2004 |
$21,000,000 |
71 |
Safari |
France |
2009 |
$20,660,000 |
72 |
The Emperor and the Assassin |
China |
1998 |
$20,000,000 |
73 |
Admiral |
Russia |
2008 |
$20,000,000 |
74 |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
Japan |
2004 |
$20,000,000 |
75 |
Thru the Moebius Strip |
China |
2004 |
$20,000,000 |
76 |
Kung Fu Hustle |
China, Hong Kong |
2004 |
$20,000,000 |
77 |
Mongol |
Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia |
2007 |
$20,000,000 |
78 |
Ca$h |
France |
2008 |
$20,000,000 |
79 |
20th Century Boys |
Japan |
2008 |
$20,000,000 |
80 |
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two |
Japan |
2009 |
$20,000,000 |
81 |
20th Century Boys: The Chapter Three |
Japan |
2009 |
$20,000,000 |
82 |
Coco |
France |
2009 |
$19,500,000 |
83 |
Godzilla: Final Wars |
Japan |
2004 |
$19,500,000 |
84 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
United States |
2006 |
$19,000,000 |
85 |
Pan's Labyrinth |
Spain, Mexico |
2006 |
$19,000,000 |
86 |
Chrysalis |
France |
2007 |
$18,520,000 |
87 |
Quo Vadis |
Poland |
2001 |
$18,200,000[2] |
88 |
Spirited Away |
Japan |
2001 |
$18,100,000 |
89 |
Tell No One |
France |
2006 |
$18,100,000 |
90 |
Black Book |
Netherlands |
2006 |
$18,000,000 |
91 |
Peut-être |
France |
1999 |
$18,000,000 |
92 |
Pokémon 3: The Movie |
Japan, United States |
2001 |
$18,000,000 |
93 |
Fearless |
China |
2006 |
$18,000,000 |
94 |
Amélie |
France |
2001 |
$17,610,000 |
95 |
Drona |
India |
2008 |
$17,500,000 |
96 |
Little White Lies |
France |
2010 |
$17,400,000 |
97 |
Trouble At Timpetill |
France |
2007 |
$17,240,000 |
98 |
Jean de Florette |
France |
1986 |
$17,000,000 |
99 |
Tsar |
Russia |
2008 |
$17,000,000 |
100 |
Don 2 |
India |
2011 |
$16,700,000 |
101 |
The Last Princess |
Japan |
2008 |
$16,470,000 |
102 |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
India |
2006 |
$16,410,000 |
103 |
District B13 |
France |
2004 |
$16,070,000 |
104 |
Le Petit Poucet |
France |
2001 |
$16,000,000 |
105 |
Haeundae |
South Korea |
2009 |
$16,000,000 |
106 |
Change Of Plans |
France |
2009 |
$15,830,000 |
107 |
Taras Bulba |
Russia |
2009 |
$15,700,000 |
108 |
Stilyagi |
Russia |
2008 |
$15,000,000 |
109 |
The Opium War |
China |
1997 |
$15,000,000 |
110 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States, China |
2000 |
$15,000,000 |
111 |
Pokémon The Movie 2000 |
Japan, United States |
2000 |
$15,000,000 |
112 |
The Sea Inside |
Spain |
2004 |
$15,000,000 |
113 |
The Apocalypse Code |
Russia |
2006 |
$15,000,000 |
114 |
Lust, Caution |
United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
2007 |
$15,000,000 |