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There is no doubt that making movies is one of mankind's most expensive and most expensive activities. It has become a basic unit of 100 million, with millions of operations per minute per second, which vividly interprets the so-called "Hao inhumanity" to use the money to buy spicy and spicy noodles, eat it every day, and eat it continuously for several lifetimes. I can't finish it...
1. Cleopatra
In 1959, MGM won the prize for "Benxu", and Hollywood became a trend of epic movies on a whim. In the 20th century, Fox did not want to fall behind and tried to create another epic masterpiece, "Cleopatra."
"Cleopatra" invited the gold medal producer, popular actress Elizabeth Taylor, and Fox offered her a million dollars in rewards.
In this movie, her costume alone costs nearly 200,000 US dollars. Among the 65 garments, one is made of 24-carat gold cloth, which is very luxurious.
In order to fully show the prosperity of the empire and the luxurious life of the palace, in the absence of special effects technology at that time, Fox almost spent a lot of money to build a Roman city. The original filming location of
was in the United Kingdom. Because Taylor was ill, the British climate was not conducive to her physical recovery. The crew abandoned the actual scene that had been built in Britain, and all moved to Rome to rebuild.
takes time and effort. Fox can be said to do everything for this. As a result, the movie's box office failed miserably, and even less than half of the investment was received. It was also criticized and complained by the public.
Fox fell into financial trouble, almost went bankrupt, had to sell 263 acres of location, and has been struggling to make low-cost movies ever since.
It is worth mentioning that this film is the first collaboration between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Since then, they have co-produced ten films, experienced two marriages and two divorces. Comprehensive evaluation of
: This is the movie with the largest investment and the worst loss:
2. The future of water world
is also a huge investment and a small return. This commercial giant is almost a milestone in modern film history.
invested 170 million, but only recovered 38 million US dollars at the box office in the United States, and received various criticisms. The
film is more like a prediction, saying that the greenhouse effect has intensified, the two-level glaciers have melted, and the global sea level has risen, and humans have to adapt to new ways of living. The idea of
was bold and advanced at the time, the only thing was bad luck. On the one hand, in order to show the magnificent scenes in the movie, the crew went to great lengths to build
, but after a storm, it fell apart. Then there is no way, then build it again. I don't want anything. Ten million went in.
When the film was released, it encountered profound human subjects such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Shawshank's Redemption". The comparison made it even more structured and lacking in depth.
just, it’s still not very lucky. After so long, there is still no one to vindicate it.
3. Alien Battlefield
A sci-fi movie produced by Disney in 2012 is also regarded as the biggest investment failure in Disney's history. The investment of
is similar to that of "Avatar", "Avatar" used 40 days to refresh the historical box office of North America, and it only received 76 million box office. The
box office suffered a fiasco, and Disney suffered a huge loss. Production chairman Rich Rose resigned for this.
"Alien Battlefield" refers to a former military officer who was taken to Mars inexplicably during the American Civil War. Because of the difference in gravity, he became an infinitely powerful "superman". Princess
loves him, and several peoples think he is the key figure to save Mars. There is no doubt that this male host reached the pinnacle of his life on Mars.
lacks innovation and lacks a sense of substitution in the plot. Even if a lot of money is spent, it is impossible to avoid "a hodgepodge of science fiction movies beautified with various special effects."
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
There is nothing to say, "Harry Potter" is definitely the most profitable series in history, eight parts ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is divided into the first, The next two films have been released in succession) The cumulative global box office is simply breathtaking.
Of course, if "Pirates of the Caribbean" does not continue shooting.
This series is also part of the "Harry Potter and the"Blood Prince" is the most expensive, with 100 million from the previous one, which is equal to the investment of the two parts of "Deathly Hallows".
In the final analysis, film is also a technical job. To keep up with the times, people are playing cool and shooting big scenes. If you don’t make it, people will feel that if you are out of the game, this investment will naturally have to increase.
Everyone knows that the "Harry Potter" series was shot by three actors since childhood. The popularity of the series has risen, and the pay will naturally increase.
For example, Daniel Radcliffe, who originally paid 17 million for the film, directly asked to enter the "20 million club."
No matter how diligent and thrifty the director is, these two investments are inevitable.
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World
Disney's cash cow, especially this one, only three starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley's pay, directly more than 100 million. Director
thinks that Captain Jack is certainly the number one star, but sometimes he can't rely too much on Depp alone. In order to share the burden of Captain Jack,
not only arranged all the important figures in the first two parts to be present, but also filled many new characters, such as pirate bosses, witches, and fathers of Jack and Will from all over the world.
All kinds of gods and demons randomly display their power and change their faces. This is money, not to mention the last 40-minute decisive battle, which burns money every minute
