"Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame" are two of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
They're also two of the most expensive movies ever made.
Insider rounded up the production budgets of the priciest movies produced. A film's production budget includes the cost to construct and operate sets, create and design special effects, props, and costumes. It also contains the salary of cast, technical crew, stunt doubles, producers, and more along with food, lodging, and travel.
We cross-checked Wikipedia's extensive unofficial list of pricey movie budgets against numbers from IMDbPro, annual studies from FilmLA, and reported budgets from trade sites, including Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety in addition to The New York Times.
Often the highest-grossing movies are the ones that cost the most money. More than half of the 30 movies on this list are from Disney. Superhero movies, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, and "Star Wars" films comprise some of the costliest movies to produce.
This story focuses on reported estimates for movie budgets. It does not adjust for inflation, which would not present an accurate reflection of how much a movie may actually cost now to make. We've also included estimated marketing budgets where available.