Most Expensive Films Ever Made

Source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive films

Most Expensive Films Ever Made

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Key Findings

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) leads in Production Budget (US$ millions) with 536 in 2026.

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Average Production Budget (US$ millions) in 2026: 410 · median: 379.

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Gap in 2026: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) is 1.5× larger than Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).

About This Dataset

Most Expensive Films Ever Made

Estimated production budgets in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Studios rarely confirm budgets and the published figures usually exclude marketing, which on a blockbuster can cost as much again as the film itself.

Analysis

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) cost an estimated $536 million, $5 million more than Jurassic World Dominion. The 13 films here were released between 2011 and 2025 and cost $5,333 million between them. 5 of them passed $400 million. The cheapest on this chart still cost $350 million.

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Data Points

13 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

536

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Production Budget (US$ millions) · 2026

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Production Budget (US$ millions)

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2026

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive films
Coverage: 13 entities · 2026 · 13 observations
Measure: Production Budget (US$ millions)
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.

Rankings & Full Data

13 records · Production Budget (US$ millions) · ranked by 2026

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#	Category	2026
🥇	Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)	536
🥈	Jurassic World Dominion (2022)	531
🥉	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)	490
4	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)	465
5	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)	429
6	Fast X (2023)	379
7	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)	379
8	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)	365
9	Avengers: Endgame (2019)	356
10	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)	352
11	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)	351
12	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)	350
13	Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)	350

Data Sources & References

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