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[triviachamp]

Oh and DAD is the 24th!

http://www.forbes.co...texpensive.html

Note: these numbers are adjusted for inflation and the budgets are from boxofficemojo.

Edit: This list excludes King Kong which they say would be the 6th.

Edited by triviachamp, 09 December 2005 - 11:57 PM.

[Qwerty]

Interesting list. Didn't know Waterworld was that high.

[DLibrasnow]

I'm not surprised about Waterworld....that movie got a lot of press about how the sets kept on sinking.

[Tarl_Cabot]

The dullest Bond film ever too...amazing.

I Superman returns will be #1, $250M+!

[triviachamp]

I Superman returns will be #1, $250M+!

Is $200 Million just for the earlier attempts?

[K1Bond007]

....and most of the ones in that list are pretty crappy. Not surprised. A good one here and there, a handful of decent ones, and a ton of crap.

The list won't even be worth tracking past the Top 10 soon since more and more movies are bing made for no less than 100 million.

[Turn]

How ironic. TWINE is the 20th best Bond film on my list.

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20. The World Is Not Enough
British fans couldn't get enough of this 1999 Bond flick--the 19th installment in the longest-running franchise in film history. In fact, The World is Not Enough became the fourth-largest U.K. opener ever, behind Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Men In Black and Independence Day.

Studio: MGM
Release Date: Nov. 19, 1999

Budget: $159.8 million
U.S. Box Office: $150.3 million
Foreign Box Office: $278.0 million

*All figures included are in 2005 dollars.

24. Die Another Day
Pierce Brosnan is joined by Halle Barry for the 20th installment in the James Bond series. Bond flicks still draw a crowd; worldwide, Die Another Day raked in $474.6 million at the box office.

Studio: MGM
Release Date: Nov. 22, 2002

Budget: $156.0 million
U.S. Box Office: $176.8 million
Foreign Box Office: $297.8 million

*All figures included are in 2005 dollars.

Had no idea The World Is Not Enough opened so big in the UK. There you go!

[K1Bond007]

If you're interested. Did a little math and made a chart for all the James Bond films. I'm curious where Forbes got their numbers. I got my inflation percentage from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Anyhoo.. my TWINE and DAD are roughly 3 million off with Forbes. So...

http://k1bond007.sha...etInflation.gif

Note:
1. Using Sony's numbers
2. Calculated in millions
3. Rounded for neatness

[DLibrasnow]

The dullest Bond film ever too...amazing.

I Superman returns will be #1, $250M+!

LOL....that still doesn't beat Cleopatra which Forbes has at number one with a budget of $286.4 million.

[Harmsway]

Who would have thought that STUART LITTLE would be on that list, or POLAR EXPRESS?!

[triviachamp]

The dullest Bond film ever too...amazing.

I Superman returns will be #1, $250M+!

The latest rumour is that the budget is *only* $185 Mil. Not too sure of that though.

[Loomis]

TERMINATOR 3 the fourth most expensive film of all time? But it looks so cheap and nasty! (Just compare it to TERMINATOR 2, which still seems one of the most impressive films ever in terms of visual "wow" factor.) Guess Schwarzenegger's T3 salary was huge.

SPEED 2 at number 7?

[ACE]

TERMINATOR 3 the fourth most expensive film of all time?Guess Schwarzenegger's T3 salary was huge.

Funny but the above-the-line elements can be up to 50% of the budget!

And then the above-the-line elements get gross participation, further reducing the profitability of the film!

[doublenoughtspy]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

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I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

[Qwerty]

SPEED 2 at number 7?

That was a huge surprise for me. Especially judging the quality of that sequel...

[triviachamp]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Didn't look that expensive.

[MarcAngeDraco]

From what I've read, Dr. No was made for around $1 Million (in 1962 dollars).
(Not sure what that would be in 2005 dollars, maybe $5 million)

Need I say more?...

[fatima]

TERMINATOR 3 the fourth most expensive film of all time?Guess Schwarzenegger's T3 salary was huge.

Funny but the above-the-line elements can be up to 50% of the budget!

And then the above-the-line elements get gross participation, further reducing the profitability of the film!

Interesting. I wonder where Casino Royale would have come on this list if they had met Brosnan's wage demands. Probably explains a lot .

[K1Bond007]

From what I've read, Dr. No was made for around $1 Million (in 1962 dollars). 
(Not sure what that would be in 2005 dollars, maybe $5 million)

Need I say more?...

6.4 million actually. See my earlier post with all the Bond films updated for inflation.

http://k1bond007.sha...etInflation.gif

[Harmsway]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

That's obscene. EON needs to learn some cost-cutting strategies.

[K1Bond007]

,10 December 2005 - 07:46]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

That's obscene. EON needs to learn some cost-cutting strategies.

LOTR saved money because they were all shot back to back. Same goes for the Chamber of Secrets. I doubt the budget of Star Wars is right too. Considering ILM and everything that goes into making a Star Wars movie is owned independently by George Lucas, he probably saved a load somewhere or some things just weren't added into the total budget. I guess I could be wrong here...

[triviachamp]

,10 December 2005 - 08:46]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

Really? Yes DAD was more expensive than the three you listed, even Spider-Man! There must have been a more expensive movie in 2002, must be!

I hope EON is able to cut costs in Casino Royale. I agree that this would be an explanation for Pierce being sacked!

Edited by triviachamp, 10 December 2005 - 10:19 PM.

[Kingdom Come]

TWINE doesn't look like the 20th most expensive film does it? If anything to me it looked slightly downsized than normal, though I read that the boat chase cost 2 or 3 million to film.

[dinovelvet]

[quote name='Harmsway' date='10 December 2005 - 14:36']
Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

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That's obscene. EON needs to learn some cost-cutting strategies.

[/quote]

But with all the product placement tie-ins, EON recouped a lot of the budget before the film was even released. They probably didn't "spend" as much as those other films as a result.

[[dark]]

,10 December 2005 - 08:46]

I've heard on the grapevine that DAD's budget was closer to $180 mil.

Die Another Day was certainly the most expensive film of 2002, a year that saw entries in the Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises released. Wouldn't surprise me if it was that high.

Really? Yes DAD was more expensive than the three you listed, even Spider-Man! There must have been a more expensive movie in 2002, must be!

I hope EON is able to cut costs in Casino Royale. I agree that this would be an explanation for Pierce being sacked!

For some reason, Treasure Planet rings a bell as the second-most expensive film of 2002.

But no, as far as I'm aware, Die Another Day was the most expensive movie of 2002.

[Publius]

This truly boggles my mind. I can't think of anything in that movie that could possibly make it more expensive than its two predecessors, let alone Die Another Day.

Adjusted for inflation, I would think the likes of Thunderball and Moonraker, not to mention a few others, cost more than TWINE.

Ah well. 'Twas an all right movie, even if it failed to live up to what it seemed to be aiming for. Enjoyable enough, what with Valentin's humor and Denise Richard's...assets, just find it surprising that it not only cost the most, but also lost money at first.

[Qwerty]

This truly boggles my mind. I can't think of anything in that movie that could possibly make it more expensive than its two predecessors, let alone Die Another Day.

Adjusted for inflation, I would think the likes of Thunderball and Moonraker

Moonraker without a doubt, compared to the budgets of the previous films in the series.

[MarcAngeDraco]

[quote name='K1Bond007' date='10 December 2005 - 16:26'][quote name='MarcAngeDraco' date='10 December 2005 - 15:52']From what I've read, Dr. No was made for around $1 Million (in 1962 dollars).