20. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
$236.7 Million
Original estimated budget: $230 million
Worldwide gross: $752.2 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $779.9 million
19. Wild Wild West (1999)
$241.1 Million
Original estimated budget: $170 million
Worldwide gross: $222.1 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $315 million
18. Superman Returns (2006)
$244.9 Million
Original estimated budget: $209 million
Worldwide gross: $391 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $458.3 million
17. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
$246.1 Million
Original estimated budget: $210 million
Worldwide gross: $459.4 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $538.3 million
16. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
$246.9 Million
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $419.7 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $460.5 million
15. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
$250.1 Million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $783.8 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $980.3 million
14. King Kong (2005)
$250.4 Million
Original estimated budget: $207 million
Worldwide gross: $550.5 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $665.9 million
13. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
$256.8 Million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $433.4 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $556.5 million
11/12 – TIE . John Carter (2012)
$257.2 Million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $284.1 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $292.4 million
11/12 – TIE . The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
$257.2 Million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.08 billion
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.1 billion
10. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
$257.2 Million (Why isn’t this a 3 way tie?)
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.05 billion
9. Avatar (2009)
$261 Million
Original estimated budget: $237 million
Worldwide gross: $2.8 billion
Worldwide adjusted gross: $3.1 billion
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
$263.7 Million
Original estimated budget: $225 million
Worldwide gross: $1 billion
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.2 billion
7. Waterworld (1995)
$271.3 Million
Original estimated budget: $175 million
Worldwide gross: $264.2 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $409.6 million
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
$275.3 Million
Original estimated budget: $250 million
Worldwide gross: $934.4 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1 billion
5. Tangled (2010)
$281.7 Million
Original estimated budget: $260 million
Worldwide gross: $590.7 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $641.1 million
4. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
$293.9 Million
Original estimated budget: $258 million
Worldwide gross: $890.9 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1 billion
3. Titanic (1997)
$294.3 Million
Original estimated budget: $200 million
Worldwide gross: $2.2 billion
Worldwide adjusted gross: $3.2 billion
2. Cleopatra (1963)
$339.5 Million
Original estimated budget: $44 million
Gross in 1963: $57.8 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $445.8 million
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
$341.8 Million
Original estimated budget: $300 million
Worldwide gross: $963.4 million
Worldwide adjusted gross: $1.1 billion
Source: IMDb