A surprisingly high placement for a surprisingly under sold film, Prince Caspian was the bigger budget ($225m to be precise) follow-up to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, a film that itself cost nearly the magical two-ton mark.

In Prince Caspian the children, having returned to their real lives for a year, are hailed back to the magical land of Narnia, only to discover that the world of adventure has moved on more than a millennia.

They are then called to the aid of Prince Caspian, who must fight to keep his right to the thrown of Narnia.

Despite making a profit of over $140m, the film was called somewhat of a flop as far as blockbusters go.

Number 8 – X-Men The Final Stand

Yet another sequel to grace the list, the climax to the highly successful superhero trilogy hit cinemas back in 2006 with a bang, promising a suitably epic conclusion to the battle between Professor Xavier’s cohort of heroic X-Men and nemesis Magneto and his band of rogue mutants over the future of the human race.

Another time where special effects have cost majority of the budget, as this final instalment to the trilogy cost more to make than the previous two films combined, totalling $210m.

It easily made a profit though in its box office period, and was so successful that a spin off film about Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine was made.

Number 9 – King Kong

Peter Jackson could do no wrong after the Lord of the Rings trilogy made more cash than could fill an entire JCB showroom, and was without any question giving him the £207m he wanted to fulfil his dream of remaking the 1933 classic.

Starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis (the man who played Gollum in the Lord of the Rings) as the giant ape, King Kong was very much a Peter Jackson film, filled with epic environments and sweeping adventure.

He didn’t let the suits down though as he rewarded them in spades, making twice of the considerable amount they’d scooped in.

Number 10 –Titanic

Even after twelve years, Titanic still stays with the big boys when it comes to flashing the cash.

James Cameron’s doomed love story on the cursed cruise liner between Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet famously has to double its $100m

The classic Romeo and Juliet story became a land mark movie, crushing anything that stood in its way both at the box office and at the Oscars.

Winning a record eleven Oscar wins and being the first film to break the boundary of earning $1billion from the punters.

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