it cost how much I thought you were
stupid grand welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten
notable movies that went over-budget
well that wouldn’t make for this list
we’re looking at those notable cases
where a film production started out with
one financial plan but ended up SAR
passing it by a mile
we lost we good to go now whether or not
the movie was actually any good doesn’t
really matter as long as way too much
money was spent I can’t believe I’m
saying this but I’m letting you out of
the deal number 10 Alexandre budget one
hundred and fifty five million dollars
I’ve known many great men in my life
but only one Colossus Oliver Stone’s
Alexander the great epic should have
been great never will there be an
Alexander like you Alexander the Great
it would have been too if it had had
anything perceptive to say about the
Conqueror or any action but should it
coulda woulda’s don’t get you very far
in filmmaking however it got stoned
far over budget excess in all things is
the undoing of men it wasn’t just the
fact that it only made 34 million
dollars in the US did well but you lost
but an entire days worth of film was
lost when stone walked it through an
airport x-ray machine requiring the
reshoot of two and a half hours worth of
a pivotal battle no man or woman could
be too powerful or too beautiful without
disaster befallen we’ll leave it up to
you to decide whether it was worth it
when it’s over all that matters is what
you’ve done number nine Sahara budget
one hundred and sixty million dollars
what before Matthew McConaughey decided
to focus on Oscar bait he spent his time
in rom-coms and big-budget action
comedies like this that is fantastic you
planned as the first of a blockbuster
franchise Sahara actually did well at
the box office by normal standards
debuting at number one Wow
I don’t know but 18 million dollars in
the US on opening weekend didn’t make a
dent in the poorly reviewed films total
expenses of an estimated 281 million
dollars it’s impossible and in fact the
movie didn’t even bring in half that
when all was said and done ignoring
their ignoring everybody’s ignoring me
needless to say plans for a sequel were
promptly scrapped my theory is that they
do it because they can number 8 JOHN
CARTER budget 250 million dollars my
deepest sympathies don’t let its glossy
look and CGI fool you this Disney movie
was a bomb show some respect
director Andrew Stanton had a glowing
reputation going in to the production
with films like wall-e and Finding Nemo
on his resume ha the story itself is
based on a popular Edgar Rice Burroughs
novel so what went wrong
you spare me
laughs tell you some said it was boring
others said it was an avatar ripoff but
mostly no one saw it who is to blame
John Carter is still in the top five of
the most expensive films ever made
mainly due to multiple reshoots a little
Volga for my taste but my opinions are
about to become irrelevant
CLEC you’ve gained some weight number
seven final fantasy the Spirits Within
budget one hundred and thirty seven
million dollars hang on everybody based
on the popular role-playing video game
series this movie was the first
photorealistic CGI feature don’t get
smart with me it also happens to have
the honor of being the priciest movie
based on a video game ever with a
star-studded cast and expensive computer
graphics driving expense costs – 137
million dollars based on an original
budget of 70 million hey don’t look at
me it was his idea but when it came to
the visuals the movie more than exceeded
expectations yes really quite
astonishing
unfortunately movies require more than
groundbreaking eye candy they need
intelligence and a story and according
to critics this one lacked both well now
I know so I’m sorry
well me too so we’re both sorry number 6
The Lone Ranger budget 225 to 215
million dollars sure about this hmm at
one point during filming of this western
action flick production was almost
permanently halted due to budgetary
issues in that case not so good it
probably should have let it go at that
point but they didn’t and the stars even
agreed to concede 20% of their salaries
to keep it alive how would you ever want
to come back based on the popular radio
series the movie had potential but with
Johnny Depp Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore
Verbinski all attempting and failing to
recreate Pirates of the Caribbean magic
that potential was not met and instead
we got a hammy and dull box-office flop
could be worse worse how could this be
worse could develop an itch
on your nose number five
Waterworld budget 172 million dollars
usually stay on the water this
post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic started
with a budget of 100 million which is
pricey enough nothing’s free in
Waterworld but filming in water is
notoriously problematic and Kevin
Costner almost died during a shoot oh
thank
before filming ended director Kevin
Reynolds left with Costner taking over
production duties himself this is your
big vision the result was at the time
the most expensive movie ever made and
its budget caused huge controversy you
guys are in so much trouble and that’s
not even taking marketing and
distribution costs into account in total
about two hundred and thirty five
million dollars was spent on this
bloated production and it only made 88
million back in the US what do you say
tobe katroo looks like shit
number four cutthroat island budget 98
million dollars I’m about to show you
something though John Carter later
snagged the honor away from this film
cutthroat island was at one time named
by the Guinness Book of World Records as
the biggest box-office flop ever and one
that bankrupted its production company
that doesn’t mean we can’t keep talking
about it starring Geena Davis and
directed by her husband at the time
Renny Harlin I promise I’ll take care of
you later the film proves that audiences
weren’t ready for a swashbuckling
heroine as it cost between 98 and 115
million dollars to make and only earned
10 million dollars at the box office
oh that wouldn’t have even satisfied its
original budget of sixty million dollars
what do you say shall we add to this
pile here on the deck number three
tangled budget two hundred and sixty
million dollars this this movie managed
to make back its overblown budget I’m
just teasing
based on the famous Brothers Grimm fairy
tale Rapunzel it’s cost ballooned to two
hundred and sixty million dollars over
the course of a six year production due
to concept changes and rotating
directors oh it’s nothing then I don’t
know why it takes so long making it not
only the most expensive animated film
ever but also the second most expensive
film ever in any genre don’t freak out
fortunately this Disney movie did have a
happy ending as it ended up making
almost five hundred and ninety two
million dollars around the world and was
well received by critics you know I
can’t help but notice you seem a little
at war with yourself here Disney execs
breathed a sigh of relief when we’re
living happily ever after
yes we are
number two Cleopatra budget 44 million
dollars
all hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and
rah beloved of the Moon and Sun dotted
to Isis and of Upper and Lower Egypt
Queen by comparison 44 million dollars
is small-time when contrasted with the
other budgets on this list everything to
be paid for my coin but this movie was
released in 1963 and started with a
budget of 2 million not so reasonable
now huh it was not disappoint the mighty
Caesar cost overruns were largely caused
by elaborate costumes lavish sets and
opulent props all of which had to be
rebuilt
once production moved from London to
Rome finances you make my edit when you
talk of money I’ll change the subject
though the finished product was the
year’s highest-grossing film Cleopatra
is still considered a box-office failure
since it had no chance of making back
its budget which in today’s dollars was
three hundred and thirty nine million
dollars only through me can you hope to
escape from the desperate situation in
which you find yourself before we crunch
the numbers on our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions so you got it all
figured out huh
maybe at the end of some big race my PO
in the Victory Lane I scoop you up and
kiss you if anyone wishes to depart
under the white flag of surrender you
may do so now
number one Titanic
budget 200 million dollars from the man
who brought you the also over budget
avatar comes the water-soaked epic that
stole the title of most expensive film
ever from Waterworld and I’m thankful
for that
Rose though it’s since been surpassed
it’s still impressive to think the
Titanic’s budget doubled from one
hundred to two hundred million dollars
to make me account
James Cameron even forfeited his salary
to ensure the film he wanted got made
he left the pipe without you know and
that resulted in sick cast members due
to cold water
an angry crew member spiking a dinner
with PCP and a three-hour cut the studio
didn’t want it was promised me the
chills for five but the end result was
the highest-grossing film ever so worth
it
do you agree with our list no I don’t
believe you did we miss any notably over
budget movies which one is it which one
for more financially challenged top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com okay alright
stupid grand welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten
notable movies that went over-budget
well that wouldn’t make for this list
we’re looking at those notable cases
where a film production started out with
one financial plan but ended up SAR
passing it by a mile
we lost we good to go now whether or not
the movie was actually any good doesn’t
really matter as long as way too much
money was spent I can’t believe I’m
saying this but I’m letting you out of
the deal number 10 Alexandre budget one
hundred and fifty five million dollars
I’ve known many great men in my life
but only one Colossus Oliver Stone’s
Alexander the great epic should have
been great never will there be an
Alexander like you Alexander the Great
it would have been too if it had had
anything perceptive to say about the
Conqueror or any action but should it
coulda woulda’s don’t get you very far
in filmmaking however it got stoned
far over budget excess in all things is
the undoing of men it wasn’t just the
fact that it only made 34 million
dollars in the US did well but you lost
but an entire days worth of film was
lost when stone walked it through an
airport x-ray machine requiring the
reshoot of two and a half hours worth of
a pivotal battle no man or woman could
be too powerful or too beautiful without
disaster befallen we’ll leave it up to
you to decide whether it was worth it
when it’s over all that matters is what
you’ve done number nine Sahara budget
one hundred and sixty million dollars
what before Matthew McConaughey decided
to focus on Oscar bait he spent his time
in rom-coms and big-budget action
comedies like this that is fantastic you
planned as the first of a blockbuster
franchise Sahara actually did well at
the box office by normal standards
debuting at number one Wow
I don’t know but 18 million dollars in
the US on opening weekend didn’t make a
dent in the poorly reviewed films total
expenses of an estimated 281 million
dollars it’s impossible and in fact the
movie didn’t even bring in half that
when all was said and done ignoring
their ignoring everybody’s ignoring me
needless to say plans for a sequel were
promptly scrapped my theory is that they
do it because they can number 8 JOHN
CARTER budget 250 million dollars my
deepest sympathies don’t let its glossy
look and CGI fool you this Disney movie
was a bomb show some respect
director Andrew Stanton had a glowing
reputation going in to the production
with films like wall-e and Finding Nemo
on his resume ha the story itself is
based on a popular Edgar Rice Burroughs
novel so what went wrong
you spare me
laughs tell you some said it was boring
others said it was an avatar ripoff but
mostly no one saw it who is to blame
John Carter is still in the top five of
the most expensive films ever made
mainly due to multiple reshoots a little
Volga for my taste but my opinions are
about to become irrelevant
CLEC you’ve gained some weight number
seven final fantasy the Spirits Within
budget one hundred and thirty seven
million dollars hang on everybody based
on the popular role-playing video game
series this movie was the first
photorealistic CGI feature don’t get
smart with me it also happens to have
the honor of being the priciest movie
based on a video game ever with a
star-studded cast and expensive computer
graphics driving expense costs – 137
million dollars based on an original
budget of 70 million hey don’t look at
me it was his idea but when it came to
the visuals the movie more than exceeded
expectations yes really quite
astonishing
unfortunately movies require more than
groundbreaking eye candy they need
intelligence and a story and according
to critics this one lacked both well now
I know so I’m sorry
well me too so we’re both sorry number 6
The Lone Ranger budget 225 to 215
million dollars sure about this hmm at
one point during filming of this western
action flick production was almost
permanently halted due to budgetary
issues in that case not so good it
probably should have let it go at that
point but they didn’t and the stars even
agreed to concede 20% of their salaries
to keep it alive how would you ever want
to come back based on the popular radio
series the movie had potential but with
Johnny Depp Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore
Verbinski all attempting and failing to
recreate Pirates of the Caribbean magic
that potential was not met and instead
we got a hammy and dull box-office flop
could be worse worse how could this be
worse could develop an itch
on your nose number five
Waterworld budget 172 million dollars
usually stay on the water this
post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic started
with a budget of 100 million which is
pricey enough nothing’s free in
Waterworld but filming in water is
notoriously problematic and Kevin
Costner almost died during a shoot oh
thank
before filming ended director Kevin
Reynolds left with Costner taking over
production duties himself this is your
big vision the result was at the time
the most expensive movie ever made and
its budget caused huge controversy you
guys are in so much trouble and that’s
not even taking marketing and
distribution costs into account in total
about two hundred and thirty five
million dollars was spent on this
bloated production and it only made 88
million back in the US what do you say
tobe katroo looks like shit
number four cutthroat island budget 98
million dollars I’m about to show you
something though John Carter later
snagged the honor away from this film
cutthroat island was at one time named
by the Guinness Book of World Records as
the biggest box-office flop ever and one
that bankrupted its production company
that doesn’t mean we can’t keep talking
about it starring Geena Davis and
directed by her husband at the time
Renny Harlin I promise I’ll take care of
you later the film proves that audiences
weren’t ready for a swashbuckling
heroine as it cost between 98 and 115
million dollars to make and only earned
10 million dollars at the box office
oh that wouldn’t have even satisfied its
original budget of sixty million dollars
what do you say shall we add to this
pile here on the deck number three
tangled budget two hundred and sixty
million dollars this this movie managed
to make back its overblown budget I’m
just teasing
based on the famous Brothers Grimm fairy
tale Rapunzel it’s cost ballooned to two
hundred and sixty million dollars over
the course of a six year production due
to concept changes and rotating
directors oh it’s nothing then I don’t
know why it takes so long making it not
only the most expensive animated film
ever but also the second most expensive
film ever in any genre don’t freak out
fortunately this Disney movie did have a
happy ending as it ended up making
almost five hundred and ninety two
million dollars around the world and was
well received by critics you know I
can’t help but notice you seem a little
at war with yourself here Disney execs
breathed a sigh of relief when we’re
living happily ever after
yes we are
number two Cleopatra budget 44 million
dollars
all hail Cleopatra kindred of Horus and
rah beloved of the Moon and Sun dotted
to Isis and of Upper and Lower Egypt
Queen by comparison 44 million dollars
is small-time when contrasted with the
other budgets on this list everything to
be paid for my coin but this movie was
released in 1963 and started with a
budget of 2 million not so reasonable
now huh it was not disappoint the mighty
Caesar cost overruns were largely caused
by elaborate costumes lavish sets and
opulent props all of which had to be
rebuilt
once production moved from London to
Rome finances you make my edit when you
talk of money I’ll change the subject
though the finished product was the
year’s highest-grossing film Cleopatra
is still considered a box-office failure
since it had no chance of making back
its budget which in today’s dollars was
three hundred and thirty nine million
dollars only through me can you hope to
escape from the desperate situation in
which you find yourself before we crunch
the numbers on our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions so you got it all
figured out huh
maybe at the end of some big race my PO
in the Victory Lane I scoop you up and
kiss you if anyone wishes to depart
under the white flag of surrender you
may do so now
number one Titanic
budget 200 million dollars from the man
who brought you the also over budget
avatar comes the water-soaked epic that
stole the title of most expensive film
ever from Waterworld and I’m thankful
for that
Rose though it’s since been surpassed
it’s still impressive to think the
Titanic’s budget doubled from one
hundred to two hundred million dollars
to make me account
James Cameron even forfeited his salary
to ensure the film he wanted got made
he left the pipe without you know and
that resulted in sick cast members due
to cold water
an angry crew member spiking a dinner
with PCP and a three-hour cut the studio
didn’t want it was promised me the
chills for five but the end result was
the highest-grossing film ever so worth
it
do you agree with our list no I don’t
believe you did we miss any notably over
budget movies which one is it which one
for more financially challenged top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com okay alright
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