Budgets · 2026

Biggest Budget Movies of 2026 So Far: Cost vs Box Office

142 of the 574 films dated 2026, released or scheduled, have a reported production budget. Spider-Man: Brand New Day cost the most at $275M, and earned $2.5B worldwide. Toy Story 5 is next at $250M. The 20 most expensive cost $3.1B together.

films with a budget: 142
most expensive: $275M
top 20 combined: $3.1B
median budget: $15M

Cost vs earnings

The 20 Most Expensive Movies of 2026: Budget vs Box Office

Spider-Man: Brand New Day cost $275M and earned $2.5B worldwide (9.0× its budget). 9 of the 20 earned at least 2.5 times their budget, a common rule of thumb for breaking even once marketing and cinema shares are paid; 5 films took less than their budget. 2 films have no box office record here. Films still in cinemas are still adding to their gross.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day 9.0×
Budget $275M Worldwide $2.5B
Toy Story 5 4.6×
Budget $250M Worldwide $1.1B
Moana 1.3×
Budget $250M Worldwide $323.4M
The Odyssey 7.1×
Budget $250M Worldwide $1.8B
Project Hail Mary 3.4×
Budget $200M Worldwide $685M
Masters of the Universe 0.6×
Budget $200M Worldwide $113.8M
Supergirl 0.7×
Budget $175M Worldwide $126.5M
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2.1×
Budget $165M Worldwide $345.6M
Michael 6.6×
Budget $155M Worldwide $1B
Hoppers 2.6×
Budget $150M Worldwide $389.7M
Digger no gross
Budget $130M Worldwide —
Blades of the Guardians 1.8×
Budget $123M Worldwide $215.4M
Disclosure Day 2.1×
Budget $115M Worldwide $241.5M
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 9.2×
Budget $110M Worldwide $1B
The Rip no gross
Budget $100M Worldwide —
The Devil Wears Prada 2 6.9×
Budget $100M Worldwide $693.2M
Greenland 2: Migration 0.5×
Budget $90M Worldwide $45.2M
Crime 101 0.8×
Budget $90M Worldwide $72.9M
Minions & Monsters 6.2×
Budget $85M Worldwide $523.6M
Heart of the Beast 0.7×
Budget $82M Worldwide $54.5M

Return on budget

Which 2026 Movies Made the Most, and Least, for Their Budget?

Backrooms earned 40× its $10M budget, the best return of any 2026 film that cost $10M or more. At the other end, Animal Farm took $6.6M on a $35M budget (0.2×). Worldwide cinema gross only; home video, streaming and marketing are not included, and films from the last 90 days are left out.

Biggest hits for their cost

Film	Budget	Worldwide	Return
Backrooms $10M budget	$10M	$400.7M	40×
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $110M budget	$110M	$1B	9.2×
Scary Movie $30M budget	$30M	$231.9M	7.7×
The Devil Wears Prada 2 $100M budget	$100M	$693.2M	6.9×
Michael $155M budget	$155M	$1B	6.6×
Minions & Monsters $85M budget	$85M	$523.6M	6.2×
The Invite $12M budget	$12M	$60M	5.0×
The Drama $28M budget	$28M	$134.7M	4.8×

Biggest flops for their cost

Film	Budget	Worldwide	Return
Animal Farm $35M budget	$35M	$6.6M	0.2×
The Bride! $80M budget	$80M	$23.9M	0.3×
Pressure $80M budget	$80M	$26.7M	0.3×
Back to the Past $45M budget	$45M	$15M	0.3×
In the Grey $70M budget	$70M	$28.4M	0.4×
Melania $40M budget	$40M	$16.7M	0.4×
Greenland 2: Migration $90M budget	$90M	$45.2M	0.5×
Masters of the Universe $200M budget	$200M	$113.8M	0.6×

Budget spread

How Much Did 2026 Movies Cost to Make?

142 films dated 2026 have a reported budget, 25% of all 574. The biggest group cost under $10M (40%); the median is $15M, and 16 films cost $100M or more.

Under $10M 57 films · 40%
$10M–$50M 50 films · 35%
$50M–$100M 19 films · 13%
$100M–$200M 10 films · 7%
$200M and up 6 films · 4%

Since 2000

Are Movie Budgets Growing? Top-10 Average by Year

The ten most expensive films of 2026 cost $207M on average, rank 8 of 27 years since 2000; 2022 is the peak at $259.5M. 2026 is not over yet. Each year links to its own list.

2000 #1: The Perfect Storm
$112.4M
2001 #1: Pearl Harbor
$118.9M
2002 #1: Die Another Day
$121.3M
2003 #1: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
$142.7M
2004 #1: Spider-Man 2
$147.5M
2005 #1: King Kong
$151M
2006 #1: Superman Returns
$169.4M
2007 #1: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
$182.3M
2008 #1: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
$172.5M
2009 #1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
$196.2M
2010 #1: Tangled
$186M
2011 #1: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
$176.3M
2012 #1: The Dark Knight Rises
$210.4M
2013 #1: Man of Steel
$196.5M
2014 #1: Transformers: Age Of Extinction
$178.1M
2015 #1: Avengers: Age of Ultron
$186.6M
2016 #1: Captain America: Civil War
$194.8M
2017 #1: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
$223.1M
2018 #1: Avengers: Infinity War
$203.1M
2019 #1: Avengers: Endgame
$234.4M
2020 #1: Tenet
$155.5M
2021 #1: Zack Snyder's Justice League
$215M
2022 #1: Avatar: The Way of Water
$259.5M
2023 #1: Fast X
$251.8M
2024 #1: Red One
$200.8M
2025 #1: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
$258.5M
2026 #1: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
$207M

By genre

Which Genres Got the Biggest Budgets in 2026?

Adventure films account for the most spending in 2026: $2.6B across 29 films, $91.3M on average. Drama follows with $2.6B. A film with several genres counts in each.

Adventure $2.6B
29 films · $91.3M average
Drama $2.6B
58 films · $44.5M average
Action $2.5B
39 films · $65.3M average
Sci-Fi $1.9B
28 films · $69.6M average
Comedy $1.7B
40 films · $43M average
Fantasy $1.5B
16 films · $93M average
Thriller $1.4B
48 films · $30M average
Family $1.2B
13 films · $94.9M average
Animation $747M
11 films · $67.9M average
Horror $699.6M
43 films · $16.3M average

FAQ

Biggest Budget Movies of 2026: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about what 2026's films cost and earned, from the lists above.

What was the most expensive movie of 2026 so far?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), with a reported production budget of $275M. Toy Story 5 is second at $250M.

About Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Which 2026 movie made the most money for its budget?

Among 2026 films that cost $10M or more, Backrooms (2026) earned $400.7M worldwide on a $10M budget, 40× what it cost.

What was the biggest box office flop of 2026?

Measured by worldwide gross against budget, Animal Farm (2026) took $6.6M on a $35M budget (0.2×), the weakest return of any 2026 film that cost $30M or more.

How much did a 2026 movie cost to make?

The median reported budget of the 142 films released in 2026 with one is $15M. The 20 most expensive cost $3.1B together, and 16 films cost $100M or more.

Which budgets are counted?

Reported production budgets up to $500M. A budget of $30M or more also needs a box office record, a Metascore or an award nomination, and a budget of $100M or more that earned back less than 15% of it only counts for a widely seen English-language film. These checks filter out budgets stored in another currency. Marketing costs are not included.