When information technology comes to creating new rides, overhauling hotels, or decking out the parks with new decor, Disney seems to accept the motto "go big or get home" seriously. The aforementioned is certainly true of its movies!

Mulan was notoriously expensive to brand. ©Screen Rant

Over the years, with technological advancements and a global thirst for franchise films, Disney's movie budgets take soared, resulting in some colossally expensive movies!

From animated movies to live-action films, Disney is constantly upping the ante and pushing the envelope with its films — and spending tons of coin forth the way!

Jungle Cruise button

Setting aside movies in the Curiosity, Star Wars, and Pixar universes, Disney has more than enough pricey original films all its own.

Thanks to new animation opportunities, meridian-tier technology, and A-list talent, this has resulted in some particularly pricey films in more contempo years, so permit's take a look at some of the most expensive movies Disney has ever fabricated.

Bolt

It's somewhat surprising that a lesser-known (i.e. less successful) Disney pic is in the superlative rankings for most expensive films ever, just here we are. Bolt, the animated 2008 movie virtually a famous canis familiaris voiced past John Travolta, price a staggering $150 million to make.

Commodities ©Disney

You might exist asking: why? Considering Disney shelled out lots of money to apply not-photorealistic rendering technology, making information technology the get-go Disney blithe film to do and then! It allowed animators to create 3D-looking backgrounds, and so information technology at to the lowest degree looked really impressive, fifty-fifty though not a lot of people wound up actually seeing information technology.

Moana

1 flick that a lot of people actually did see was Moana, whose budget clocked in between $150-175 meg.

©Disney

This beautifully animated characteristic was completely animated using computers, and when you lot factor in the broad sweeping landscape scenes, oceanic atmosphere, and all the detail that comes with and then much nature, it'south apparent that there was a ton of work involved with said animation.

Big Hero six

If you lot've ever seen Big Hero 6, you know the blitheness fashion for this emotional roller coaster of a movie is visually hitting and singularly unique.

Baymax ©Disney

And at that place's a reason for that: because Disney invested $175 million into the upkeep to create make new technology and software that would result in a distinct style of animation.

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph may have broken the Internet in 2018, but he also bankrupt budgetary records for Disney.

Meet the Stars of Ralph Breaks the Internet in Epcot

The sequel to Wreck It Ralph clocked in at $x 1000000 more expensive than the original, at about $175 meg. All that 3D animation — employed for a film filled with hitting visuals and vibrant, energetic environments — clearly doesn't come up cheap.

Maleficent

I of the earlier examples of Disney's live-action renaissance, wherein the company revisited blithe classics with A-list stars, new storyline twists, and origin stories, was Maleficent, and it cost them a bundle!

©Disney

The backstory of the evil queen from Sleeping Beauty, starring one of the near in-demand actresses on Globe, Angelina Jolie, checked in with a budget in the range of $180-260 million, due largely to the aplenty special effects. Fortunately for Disney, their expensive gamble paid off plenty that they made tons of money on it and went on to make a sequel!

The Lone Ranger

Sometimes the gamble doesn't pay off, though. Case in point: The Lone Ranger, a live-action motion picture with a sky-loftier budget that's considered one of the biggest bombs in Disney history.

©Disney

With a upkeep in the range of $225-250 million, the fact that it'due south total global box office was only $260 1000000 is pretty disappointing, peculiarly when you compare it to the wild success of some other Johnny Depp-led Disney franchise.

Dazzler & the Creature (2017)

Of all the live-activity Disney remakes in recent years, the Dazzler & the Beast version is i of the most expensive — and the most successful, fortunately for Disney.

© Disney

With a budget of $254 one thousand thousand, the Emma Watson-starring remake is easily ane of the almost expensive musicals ever fabricated, thanks to its all-star cast, special effects, and lavish set pieces.

The Lion King (2019)

Whatever flick starring Beyoncé is spring to cost a pretty penny. Indeed, the 2019 version of The King of beasts Rex is another live-activity Disney movie that price a boatload to bring to life.

The Lion Rex photo op wall

The budget for The Lion King 2.0 was between $250-260 million, thank you not only to the superstar voice cast (see also: Beyonce, Seth Rogen, James Earl Jones, Donald Glover…), only also to the stunning special furnishings and advanced applied science depicting photorealistic animals.

Tangled

It's kinda hard to fathom, but a minor (yet beloved!) Disney animated moving-picture show actually toll more almost annihilation the visitor has e'er created. Tangled took the crown as the most expensive blithe moving picture ever made when it debuted in 2010.

Tangled pin

The Rapunzel tale cost a whopping $260 1000000. Not only did it take a lengthy six years to create, but the film used an intensive mix of computer animation and not-photorealistic renderings to produce, which takes a ton of work and costs a ton of money.

The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise

At present we've reached the more successful Johnny Depp Disney franchise; the Pirates of the Caribbean area movies all rank highest as the most expensive movies Disney has ever created.

These movies cost a ton

The wild success of the outset film prepare off a spree of increasingly costly movies that would wind up costing Disney more than $1 billion to produce in all. The kickoff sequel, Dead Man'southward Breast, cost $225 million, incorporating more special effects, big-proper name stars, and high-tech animation (east.g. Davy Jones).

©Disney

This was followed by At Earth's End, which cost $300 million (Keith Richards doesn't come cheap, plainly), and the fourth picture show, On Stranger Tides, had a crazy budget of $410 1000000! Comparatively, the most contempo release, Expressionless Men Tell No Tales, seems downright inexpensive at between $230-320 million.

Clearly, as time goes on and new technologies sally, Disney is willing to shell out big bucks for its movies, remakes, and franchises. Information technology'due south just a affair of time before budgets increment and more expensive movies emerge!

Which expensive movie are you the most surprised by? Let usa know in the comments!

Join the AllEars.net Newsletter to stay on tiptop of ALL the breaking Disney News! You'll also get access to AllEars tips, reviews, trivia, and MORE! Click here to Subscribe!

Click below to subscribe