The Top 5 Most Expensive Hollywood Movies

Meta: Do you know anything about the most expensive Hollywood movies? Find out which movies made our list as we discuss some of the most popular ones.

We all know that Hollywood movies are not cheap to make. First, you need to pay the writers, the director and the crew involved, then you need to make sure that you can afford the stars that are going to make it happen. For this reason, there has been a lot of money spent on Hollywood movies in the past.

To prove this to you, we thought we would discuss some of the most expensive Hollywood movies of all time here in this article. Keep reading to find out if your favourite movie has made our list.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

If you are a fan of Johnny Depp, then you’ll know that he plays Captain Jack Sparrow in all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. According to the Celeb Network, Depp was actually nominated for an Oscar for his work in The Curse of the Black Pearl. Anyway, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the most expensive movie on our list costing $397 to make.

Waterworld

Back in 1995, director Kevin Reynolds gave us Waterworld. This movie cost the studios $271 million which was a lot of money back in 1995. Interestingly, Costner who starred in the movie invested $20 million of his own personal funds to help get this movie in cinemas. That really shows how dedicated he was to making it happen.

John Carter

The third most expensive Hollywood movie on our list is John Carter which was released in 2012. This movie was directed by Andrew Stanton and cost $263 million to make. There was a lot of controversy in the background while this movie was being made which could have led to the cost being so high.

Tangled

If you are a fan of the movie Tangled, you might be surprised to hear just how expensive it was to make. This movie is an animated one and was directed by both Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. The movie cost $260 million to make but this is mostly due to how long it took. Reports suggest that the story was changed a lot over the course of 10 years!

Spider-Man 3

Although there have been many different takes on the Spiderman story, including the recent movies starring Tom Holland, Spider-Man 3 stands to have been the most expensive. This movie was directed by Sam Raimi and cost the studios $258 million. This is likely due to all of the stunts and the amazing set that this movie featured. On top of that, there were some big Hollywood stars on the cast list.

As you can see, a lot of money has been spent on some of the most popular Hollywood movies of all time. If your favourite movie didn’t make our list, make sure to have a look online and see if you can find out how much it cost the studios to make.