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    iCurmudgeon: @SeverinoLimpet: I thought Oakley had a lock on unobtainium. I still have a pair of their hideously expensive sunglasses with an "unobtainium frame" ... more »
    TheGreenRanger: We aim to entertain. Well, we also respect women, and someday, homosexuals as well. Signs that as a nation, we are advancing. I need to remind myself ... more »
    Jeb_Hoge: It's interesting how much this list coincides with the most disappointing movies of the past decade. more »
    Shadowdagger: You know, you don't have to invest over millions of dollars to make a great movie. A true artist makes art even out of dogpoop. But yeah, today direc... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: Haha. 317 million to make a movie which, when appearing on my television for free on a Sunday evening, I changed the channel away from to watch a natu... more »
    disatess: umm I think some serious flaws in these budgets numbers .... 230 million for quatum of Solace , I think not . more »
    Trai_Dep: Do keep in mind that when discussing US Box Office, the exhibitor keeps (roughly) half. So the studio's cut is correspondingly smaller and the break-e... more »
    ceptri: That's a real shame that Master and Commander didn't turn a profit. I would have loved to see that franchise continue. more »
    snarklenyc: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, literally brought me to my wit's end. I cannot believe that much money was spent on that ridiculous ridicul... more »
    amygdala: Remember when Cutthroat Island was the biggest money-loser of all time? In 1995 dollars: Total cost: $115 million. Total US box office earnings: $10 m... more »
    AshThePirate: Just a general observation. Mega Budgets seem to equal crappy movies more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: I'm curious to know how much the original Matrix movie cost to make, compared to how much it made back. more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Wow..thats a lot of cash. Can I have some. I have an idea for a film involving robotic lesbians, 2 headed monkeys and a jar of Marmite. If you front m... more »
    Nasdaf: Can we extend the timeline to include Waterworld? more »
    Alexander Card: this is money laundering, plain and simple. they dont spend 220 million to make it they write 220 million in checks but it's like the old 400 dollar h... more »
    stereobot: This is just like how the pop music industry works. Tons of money pumped into promotion of sub-par quality music. People will still buy it just beca... more »
    CodenameV: Lord of the Rings collectively cost $300 million, but that's because they realized that filming the ENTIRE trilogy in one giant, marathon shooting (to... more »
    Darklighter: Since when are there 11 years in a decade? more »
    commentotron: Wall-e cost that much? Did they need to buy a new renderfarm or something? Crazy. more »
    tetracycloide: it's really nice to see someone with little to no background in statistics trying to analysis numbers with words. all the handwaving is producing som... more »
  • #movies

    The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade

    The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade. More »