Most Expensive Films Adjusted for Inflation

Source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive films

Most Expensive Films Adjusted for Inflation

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Key Findings

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) leads in Production Budget, Inflation-Adjusted (US$ millions) with 727 in 2026.

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Average Production Budget, Inflation-Adjusted (US$ millions) in 2026: 507 · median: 466.

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Gap in 2026: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) is 1.8× larger than Spider-Man 3 (2007).

About This Dataset

Most Expensive Films Adjusted for Inflation

The same budgets restated in current dollars. Adjusting for inflation pulls older productions up the ranking against recent blockbusters, and it is the only fair way to compare a 1960s epic with a film made sixty years later.

Analysis

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) cost $727 million in today's money, against a nominal $536 million at the time. 1 of the 13 films here was released before 2000 - inflation is what puts it on the chart. The largest gap between adjusted and nominal cost belongs to Titanic, at $201 million. The cheapest film on this chart cost $401 million adjusted.

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13 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

727

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Production Budget, Inflation-Adjusted (US$ millions) · 2026

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Production Budget, Inflation-Adjusted (US$ millions)

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2026

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia, List of most expensive films
Coverage: 13 entities · 2026 · 13 observations
Measure: Production Budget, Inflation-Adjusted (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, Inflation-Adjusted (US$ millions) · ranked by 2026

✓ 13 sourced

#	Category	2026
🥇	Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)	727
🥈	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)	617
🥉	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)	596
4	Jurassic World Dominion (2022)	584
5	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)	542
6	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)	496
7	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)	466
8	Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)	451
9	Avengers: Endgame (2019)	448
10	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)	440
11	Avengers: Infinity War (2018)	417
12	Titanic (1997)	401
13	Spider-Man 3 (2007)	401

Data Sources & References

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