The most expensive movies in the history of cinema

According to the Statista website and the specialized portal Box Office Mojo, these are the most expensive movies in history - without accounting for inflation.

If you look at their returns at the box office, there are some surprising differences in success between them...

Budget: 379 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.046 billion dollars

Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Keith Richards and Geoffrey Rush

Budget: 365 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.403 billion dollars

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson

Budget: 356 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 2.798 billion dollars

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson

Budget: 325 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 2.048 billion dollars

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson

Budget: 317 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.333 billion dollars

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac

Budget: 300 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 961 million dollars

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush and Bill Nighy

Budget: 300 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 658 million dollars

Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot and Ezra Miller

Budget: 300 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 709 million dollars

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx

Budget: 275 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 393 million dollars

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton and Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Budget: 275 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.074 billion dollars

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Anthony Daniels

Budget: 264 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 284 million dollars

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton and Mark Strong

Budget: 263 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 874 million dollars

Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne

Budget: 260 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 592 million dollars

Starring: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy and Jeffrey Tambor

Budget: 260 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.663 billion dollars

Starring: Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Alfre Woodard

Budget: 260 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 605 million dollars

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Anthony Hopkins and Isabela Moner

Budget: 259 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 2.070 billion dollars

Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega

Budget: 258 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 895 million dollars

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco

Budget: 255 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.274 billion dollars

Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline and Josh Gad

Budget: 250 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 935 million dollars

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter and Jim Broadbent

Budget: 250 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.516 billion dollars

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodríguez, Charlize Theron and Tyrese Gibson

Budget: 250 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 1.236 billion dollars

Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodríguez, Charlize Theron and Tyrese Gibson

Budget: 250 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 708 million dollars

Starring: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch and Jeffrey Wright

Budget: 245 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 881 million dollars

Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris

Budget: 237 million dollars

Box office and other sales: 2.847 billion dollars

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang