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This is a non-definitive list of most expensive non-English-language films, with budgets given in United States dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$30 million are listed here.
Where the source gives the budget in the native currency, conversion is carried out using the exchange rates for the year of release as given by the Internal Revenue Service (since 2017) and The World Factbook (prior to 2017). In the absence of the exact year the closest year is used instead. [1] [2]
Title | Country | Primary language(s) | Year | Production costs (est.) |
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The Battle at Lake Changjin | China | Mandarin | 2021 | $200,000,000 [3] |
Monster Hunt 2 | China | Mandarin | 2018 | $143,000,000 [4] |
Detective Chinatown 3 | China | Mandarin | 2021 | $117,000,000 [5] |
Asterix at the Olympic Games | France | French | 2008 | $113,500,000 [6] |
Asura | China | Mandarin | 2018 | $100,000,000 [7] |
The Flowers of War | China | Mandarin, English, Japanese | 2011 | $94,000,000 [8] |
The Rescue | China | Mandarin | 2020 | $90,000,000 [9] |
The Monkey King 3 | Hong Kong | Mandarin | 2018 | $87,300,000 [4] |
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | France | French | 2023 | $100,000,000 [10] |
Red Cliff | China | Mandarin | 2008 | $80,000,000 [8] |
The Eight Hundred | China | Mandarin | 2020 | $80,000,000 [11] |
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | France | French | 2012 | $78,000,000 [12] |
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan The Three Musketeers: Milady [lower-alpha 1] | France, Germany, Spain, Belgium | French | 2023 | $78,000,000 [14] [15] |
RRR | India | Telugu | 2021 | $74,400,000 [16] |
Kalki 2898 AD | India | Telugu | 2024 | $72,500,000 [17] |
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom | France | French | 2023 | $72,400,000 [18] |
Dragon Blade | China | Mandarin, English, Latin, Turkic | 2015 | $65,000,000 [19] |
Air Strike | China | Mandarin, English | 2018 | $65,000,000 [20] |
Kung Fu Yoga | China, Hong Kong, India | Mandarin, English, Hindi | 2017 | $65,000,000 [21] |
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 | China | Mandarin | 2017 | $64,000,000 [22] |
Detective Chinatown 2 | China | Mandarin | 2018 | $63,000,000 [23] |
The Mermaid | China | Mandarin | 2016 | $60,700,000 [24] |
Mesrine | France | French, Spanish, English | 2008 | $60,000,000 [25] |
The Monkey King | China, Hong Kong | Mandarin, Cantonese | 2014 | $60,000,000 [8] |
The Monkey King 2 | Hong Kong, China | Mandarin | 2016 | $60,000,000 [26] |
Adipurush | India | Hindi, Telugu | 2023 | $60,000,000 [27] |
Hi, Mom | China | Mandarin | 2021 | $58,900,000 [28] |
2.0 | India | Tamil | 2018 | $58,500,000 [29] –$83,300,000 [30] |
Che | United States, France, Spain | Spanish, English | 2008 | $58,000,000 [31] |
Shanghai Fortress | China | Mandarin | 2021 | $57,000,000 [32] |
A Very Long Engagement | France | French | 2004 | $56,600,000 [33] |
Monster Hunt | China | Mandarin | 2015 | $56,000,000 [34] |
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | India | Hindi | 2022 | $52,200,000 [35] |
Sur la piste du Marsupilami | France | French | 2012 | $50,800,000 [36] |
Railroad Tigers | China | Mandarin | 2016 | $50,000,000 [37] |
The Wandering Earth | China | Mandarin | 2019 | $50,000,000 [38] |
Okja | South Korea, United States | Korean, English | 2017 | $50,000,000 [39] |
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Japan | Japanese | 2013 | $49,300,000 [40] |
Viy 2: Journey to China | Russia, China | Russian, English | 2019 | $49,100,000 [41] |
Gone with the Bullets | China | Mandarin | 2014 | $48,800,000 [42] |
The Crossing | China | Mandarin, Japanese | 2014 | $48,600,000 [43] |
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | France | French | 1999 | $48,000,000 |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | France | French | 2002 | $47,000,000 [44] |
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | France | French | 2004 | $46,400,000 |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | France | French | 2010 | $46,000,000 |
Pinocchio | Italy | Italian | 2002 | $45,000,000 [45] |
Curse of the Golden Flower | China | Mandarin | 2006 | $45,000,000 [8] |
Gantz & Gantz: Perfect Answer | Japan | Japanese | 2011 | $45,000,000 |
Gladiators of Rome | Italy | Italian | 2012 | $45,000,000 [46] |
Beauty and the Beast | France | French | 2014 | $45,000,000 [47] |
Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father | France, Belgium, Italy | French | 2014 | $44,000,000 [48] |
Asterix: The Land of the Gods | France | French | 2014 | $43,000,000 [48] |
Saaho | India | Telugu, Hindi | 2019 | $42,600,000 [49] |
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | India | Telugu | 2019 | $28,400,000 [50] –$42,600,000 [51] |
Les Dalton | France | French, English | 2004 | $42,000,000 |
Bounty Hunters | Hong Kong, China, South Korea | Mandarin, Korean | 2016 | $41,500,000 [52] |
Antarctica | Japan | Japanese, English | 1983 | $40,000,000 |
The Promise | China | Mandarin | 2005 | $40,000,000 [8] |
Apocalypto | United States | Yucatec Mayan | 2006 | $40,000,000 |
Nomad | United States, France, Russia, Kazakhstan | Russian, Kazakh | 2007 | $40,000,000 |
The Warlords | China, Hong Kong | Mandarin | 2007 | $40,000,000 [8] |
Muhammad: The Messenger of God | Iran | Persian, Arabic, English | 2015 | $40,000,000 |
The Grandmaster | China, Hong Kong | Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese | 2013 | $38,600,000 [53] |
League of Gods | China | Mandarin, Cantonese | 2016 | $38,600,000 [54] |
Treasured Island | France | French | 2007 | $38,500,000 |
Radhe Shyam | India | Telugu, Hindi | 2022 | $38,200,000 [55] –$44,500,000 [56] |
The Tiger Brigades | France | French | 2006 | $38,000,000 |
Wolf Totem | China, France | Mandarin, Mongolian | 2015 | $38,000,000 [57] |
Empire of the Wolves | France | French | 2005 | $37,100,000 |
Le Deuxième souffle | France | French | 2007 | $37,100,000 |
Mojin: The Lost Legend | China | Mandarin | 2015 | $37,000,000 [58] |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | India | Telugu | 2017 | $36,900,000 [59] |
The Inhabited Island | Russia | Russian | 2008 | $36,600,000 |
Ip Man 3 | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 2015 | $36,000,000 [60] |
A Monster in Paris | France | French, English | 2011 | $36,000,000 [61] |
Arsène Lupin | France, Italy, Spain | French | 2004 | $35,600,000 |
Paris 36 | France | French | 2008 | $35,600,000 |
Supercondriaque | France | French | 2014 | $35,600,000 [62] |
Michel Vaillant | France | French | 2003 | $35,400,000 |
The Barber of Siberia | Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic | Russian, English | 1998 | $35,000,000 |
The Legend of Zu | Hong Kong | Mandarin, Cantonese | 2001 | $35,000,000 [8] |
Hero | China | Mandarin | 2002 | $35,000,000 [8] |
The Tiger and the Snow | Italy | Italian, English, Arabic | 2005 | $35,000,000 |
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | China, Hong Kong | Mandarin | 2011 | $35,000,000 |
Stand by Me Doraemon | Japan | Japanese | 2014 | $35,000,000 [63] |
The Stone Council | France | French | 2006 | $34,000,000 |
Nothing to Declare | France | French | 2011 | $34,000,000 [61] |
Ponyo | Japan | Japanese | 2011 | $34,000,000 [64] |
Padmaavat | India | Hindi | 2018 | $34,000,000 [65] |
Un plan parfait | France | French | 2012 | $33,700,000 |
Fanfan La Tulipe | France | French | 2003 | $33,600,000 |
Jappeloup | France | French | 2013 | $33,300,000 [66] |
Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | China | Mandarin | 2015 | $33,000,000 [67] |
La Vérité si je mens ! 3 | France | French | 2012 | $32,900,000 [68] |
The Three-Body Problem | China | Mandarin, English | 2017 | $32,300,000 [69] |
Iceman | Hong Kong, China | Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, English, Japanese | 2014 | $32,200,000 [70] |
D-War | South Korea | English, Korean | 2007 | $32,000,000 |
Lady of the Dynasty | China | Mandarin | 2015 | $32,000,000 [71] |
Call of Heroes | Hong Kong, China | Mandarin | 2016 | $32,000,000 [72] |
Bon Voyage | France | French | 2003 | $31,000,000 |
Sky Fighters | France | French | 2005 | $31,000,000 |
Largo Winch 2 | France | French | 2011 | $31,000,000 [61] |
Tiger Zinda Hai | India | Hindi | 2017 | $31,000,000 [73] |
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | Japan | Japanese | 1999 | $30,000,000 [74] |
The Passion of the Christ | United States | Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew | 2004 | $30,000,000 |
Alatriste | Spain | Spanish, Dutch | 2006 | $30,000,000 |
Arn: The Knight Templar | Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany | Swedish, English, Latin, Arabic, French | 2007 | $30,000,000 |
Baarìa | Italy | Sicilian, Italian | 2009 | $30,000,000 [75] |
1911 | China | Mandarin, English | 2011 | $30,000,000 [76] |
Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Japan | Japanese | 2013 | $30,000,000 [77] |
The Wind Rises | Japan | Japanese, French, German, Italian | 2013 | $30,000,000 [78] |
Stalingrad | Russia | Russian, German | 2013 | $30,000,000 [79] |
Hollywood Adventures | China | Mandarin, English | 2015 | $30,000,000 [80] |
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Part II, Milady, shot simultaneously, is due out in December
un budget total de 72 millions d'euros[a total budget of 72 million euros]
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据公开资料显示,《你好,李焕英》共耗资3.8亿成本[According to public information, "Hi, Mom" cost a total of 380 million]
Made on a budget of nearly Rs 200 crore, Ram Charan's Konidela Production Company's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy raked in more than Rs 80 crore on its opening day.