Film Budgets: What is Put in and What Comes Out

Information found at www.imdb.com 

Lord of the Rings; the Fellowship of the Ring

Budget:

 $93,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $66,114,741 (USA) (23 December 2001) (3359 Screens)

Gross:

 $870,761,744 (Worldwide) (2002)

Pirates of the Caribbean; Dead Man's Chest

Budget:

 $225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $135,634,554 (USA) (9 July 2006)

Gross:

 $1,066,179,725 (Worldwide)

Pride and Prejudice

Budget:

 $28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 £2,529,947 (UK) (18 September 2005) (397 Screens)

Gross:

 $120,051,592 (Worldwide)

Casa Blanca

Budget:

 $950,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $181,494 (USA) (12 April 1992) (11 Screens)

Gross:

 $1,711,189 (USA) (19 June 1992)

The Godfather 

Budget:

 $6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $302,393 (USA) (19 March 1972) (6 Screens)

Gross:

 $245,066,411 (Worldwide) (11 May 1997)

Citizen Kane

Budget:

 $686,033 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $216,239 (USA) (5 May 1991) (11 Screens) (re-release)

Gross:

 $1,585,634 (USA) (re-release)

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