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Movie Budgets

Search 3,402 real production budgets with box office data. Compare costs across genres, ratings, and markets.

#TitleBudgetDomesticWorldwideGenreRating

Trading Places (1983)

Budget $15,000,000Box Office $120,600,000

$15,000,000$90,404,800$120,600,000ComedyR 3152

Budget $350,000Box Office $17,343,596

Comedy, RomanceR

$350,000$17,343,596$17,343,596Comedy, RomanceR 3153

Budget $25,000,000Box Office $66,023,329

Action, Crime, DramaR

$25,000,000$45,408,703$66,023,329Action, Crime, DramaR 3154

Return of the Jedi

Budget $32,350,000Box Office $572,700,000

Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG

$32,350,000$309,306,177$572,700,000Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG 3155

Staying Alive (1983)

Budget $22,000,000Box Office $88,000,000

$22,000,000$64,892,670$88,000,000DramaPG 3156

Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi

Budget $32,500,000Box Office $482,365,284

$32,500,000$316,465,003$482,365,284AdventurePG 3157

Budget $15,000,000Box Office $19,629,760

Horror, Mystery, Science FictionR

$15,000,000$19,629,760$19,629,760Horror, Mystery, Science FictionR 3158

Pink Floyd The Wall

Budget $12,000,000Box Office $22,244,207

$12,000,000$22,244,207$22,244,207Music, DramaR 3159

Budget $7,362,000

Drama, AdventurePG

$7,362,000——Drama, AdventurePG 3160

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Budget $10,500,000Box Office $797,300,000

Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, FantasyPG

$10,500,000$435,100,000$797,300,000Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, FantasyPG 3161

Conan the Barbarian

Budget $20,000,000Box Office $68,851,475

Adventure, Fantasy, ActionR

$20,000,000$39,565,475$68,851,475Adventure, Fantasy, ActionR 3162

Budget $28,000,000Box Office $41,722,424

Science Fiction, Drama, ThrillerR

$28,000,000$32,914,489$41,722,424Science Fiction, Drama, ThrillerR 3163

Budget $20,000,000Box Office $5,675,599

Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG

$20,000,000$5,675,599$5,675,599Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG 3164

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Budget $25,000,000

$25,000,000$69,701,637.00—MusicalR 3165

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $70,700,000

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, ThrillerPG

$18,000,000$46,708,276$70,700,000Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, ThrillerPG 3166

Budget $22,000,000Box Office $77,737,889

Drama, HistoryPG

$22,000,000$52,767,889$77,737,889Drama, HistoryPG 3167

Budget $35,000,000Box Office $40,382,659

Drama, History, RomancePG

$35,000,000$40,382,659$40,382,659Drama, History, RomancePG 3168

Budget $2,400,000Box Office $1,200,000

$2,400,000$1,158,473$1,200,000HorrorR 3169

Lion of the Desert

Budget $35,000,000Box Office $1,502,136

History, War, DramaPG

$35,000,000—$1,502,136History, War, DramaPG 3170

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $14,110,013

Fantasy, AdventurePG

$18,000,000$14,110,013$14,110,013Fantasy, AdventurePG 3171

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $12,000,000

Crime, Mystery, ThrillerR

$18,000,000$12,000,000$12,000,000Crime, Mystery, ThrillerR 3172

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $125,581.00

$18,000,000$13,400,000.00$125,581.00WesternPG 3173

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $389,925,971

Adventure, ActionPG

$18,000,000$248,159,971$389,925,971Adventure, ActionPG 3174

Under the Rainbow (1981)

Budget $20,000,000

$20,000,000$18,826,490.00—ComedyPG 3175

The Empire Strikes Back

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $538,400,000

Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG

$18,000,000$292,753,960$538,400,000Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG 3176

The Elephant Man

Budget $5,000,000Box Office $26,000,000

Drama, HistoryPG

$5,000,000$26,010,864$26,000,000Drama, HistoryPG 3177

Budget $6,000,000Box Office $4,000,000

Action, Drama, History, WarPG

$6,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000Action, Drama, History, WarPG 3178

Budget $44,000,000Box Office $3,500,000

Drama, Western, HistoryR

$44,000,000$3,500,000$3,500,000Drama, Western, HistoryR 3179

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $23,380,203

Drama, HistoryR

$18,000,000$23,383,987$23,380,203Drama, HistoryR 3180

Budget $19,000,000Box Office $44,781,695

Horror, ThrillerR

$19,000,000$45,634,352$44,781,695Horror, ThrillerR 3181

Budget $20,000,000Box Office $49,823,037

Action, Adventure, Comedy, FamilyPG

$20,000,000$49,823,037$49,823,037Action, Adventure, Comedy, FamilyPG 3182

The Island (1980)

Budget $22,000,000

$22,000,000$15,716,828.00—AdventurePG-13 3183

Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Budget $18,000,000Box Office $538,375,067

$18,000,000$290,158,751$538,375,067AdventurePG 3184

Budget $34,000,000Box Office $210,308,099

Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science FictionPG

$34,000,000$70,308,099$210,308,099Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science FictionPG 3185

Budget $31,500,000Box Office $150,000,000

$31,500,000$83,471,511$150,000,000Drama, WarR 3186

Budget $12,000,000Box Office $37,823,676

$12,000,000$37,823,676$37,823,676DramaR 3187

Budget $11,000,000Box Office $104,931,801

Horror, Science FictionR

$11,000,000$81,900,459$104,931,801Horror, Science FictionR 3188

Budget $35,000,000Box Office $94,900,000

$35,000,000$31,755,742$94,900,000Comedy, WarPG 3189

Budget $26,000,000

$26,000,000$35,841,901.00—ActionPG 3190

The Deer Hunter

Budget $15,000,000Box Office $49,000,000

$15,000,000$48,979,328$49,000,000Drama, WarR 3191

Budget $325,000Box Office $70,260,597

Horror, ThrillerR

$325,000$47,274,000$70,260,597Horror, ThrillerR 3192

Budget $6,000,000Box Office $396,271,103

Romance, ComedyPG

$6,000,000$190,071,103$396,271,103Romance, ComedyPG 3193

Budget $20,000,000Box Office $187,884,000

Horror, ThrillerPG

$20,000,000$81,766,007$187,884,000Horror, ThrillerPG 3194

Budget $24,000,000

$24,000,000$22,000,000.00—MusicalG 3195

Budget $11,000,000Box Office $775,398,007

Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG

$11,000,000$460,998,507$775,398,007Adventure, Action, Science FictionPG 3196

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

—$19,900—Drama, MusicNR 3197

The Deep (1977)

Budget $9,000,000

$9,000,000$50,681,884—AdventurePG 3198

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Budget $20,000,000Box Office $306,889,114

Science Fiction, DramaPG

$20,000,000$135,189,114$306,889,114Science Fiction, DramaPG 3199

Budget $22,000,000Box Office $9,000,000

Thriller, Adventure, DramaPG

$22,000,000$12,000,000$9,000,000Thriller, Adventure, DramaPG 3200

Budget $1,000,000Box Office $117,253,345

$1,000,000$117,235,147$117,253,345DramaPG