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List Of Most Expensive Films
Due to the secretive nature of Hollywood accounting, it is not clear which film is the most expensive film ever made. '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' officially holds the record with a net budget of $378.5 million (although it is possible that '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' costs more if its price tag is towards the upper-end of its reported $350–460 million production costs), while ''The Hobbit'' trilogy stands as the most expensive back-to-back film production, with combined costs of $623 million after tax credits. Inflation, filming techniques and external market forces affect the economics of film production. Costs rose steadily during the silent era with '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1925) setting a record that lasted well into the sound era. Television had an impact on rising costs in the 1950s and early 1960s as cinema competed with it for audiences, culminating in 1963 with ''Cleopatra''; despite being the highest earning film of the year, ''Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negative Cost
Negative cost is the net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion. Low-budget movies, for example ''The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...'', can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.''IMDb Explanation for differences in reported budget'' https://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedifferentRetrieved 2007-02-12 The term comes from the costs up to the production of the final negative. References External links The Guardian: We Call It Martian AccountingIMDb Glossary - N Film production Film and video terminology {{film-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangled
''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' in the collection of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm, it is the 50th Disney animated feature film. The film was directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard (in the former's feature directorial debut) and produced by Roy Conli, with a screenplay written by Dan Fogelman. Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy, ''Tangled'' tells the story of Rapunzel, a lost young princess with magical long blonde hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. She accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen. Originally conceived and proposed by Disney animator Glen Keane in 2001, ''Tangled'' spent six years in production at a cost that has been estimated at $260 million, which, if accurate, wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Jedi
''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi'') is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second installment of the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy, following ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), and the eighth episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga". The film's ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro. ''The Last Jedi'' follows Rey as she seeks the aid of Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order, while General Leia Organa, Finn, and Poe Dameron attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet. The film features the first po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Justice
''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Distributed by Warner Bros., it is a follow-up to the 2013 film '' Man of Steel'' and the second film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, alongside Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, who Luthor is obsessed with destroying. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of ''Man of Steel''. Snyder stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
