List of most expensive non-English-language films

This is a non-definitive list of most expensive non-English-language films, with budgets given in United States dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$30 million are listed here.

Where the source gives the budget in the native currency, conversion is carried out using the exchange rates for the year of release as given by the Internal Revenue Service (since 2017) and The World Factbook (prior to 2017). In the absence of the exact year the closest year is used instead.[1][2]

List

List of most expensive non-English-language films
Title Country Primary language(s) Year Production costs (est.)
The Battle at Lake Changjin China Mandarin 2021 $200,000,000[3]
Monster Hunt 2 China Mandarin 2018 $143,000,000[4]
Detective Chinatown 3 China Mandarin 2021 $117,000,000[5]
Asterix at the Olympic Games France French 2008 $113,500,000[6]
Asura China Mandarin 2018 $100,000,000[7]
The Flowers of War China Mandarin, English, Japanese 2011 $94,000,000[8]
The Rescue China Mandarin 2020 $90,000,000[9]
The Monkey King 3 Hong Kong Mandarin 2018 $87,300,000[4]
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie France French 2023 $100,000,000[10]
Red Cliff China Mandarin 2008 $80,000,000[8]
The Eight Hundred China Mandarin 2020 $80,000,000[11]
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia France French 2012 $78,000,000[12]
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
The Three Musketeers: Milady[a] 		France, Germany, Spain, Belgium French 2023 $78,000,000[14][15]
RRR India Telugu 2021 $74,400,000[16]
Kalki 2898 AD India Telugu 2024 $72,500,000[17]
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom France French 2023 $72,400,000[18]
Dragon Blade China Mandarin, English, Latin, Turkic 2015 $65,000,000[19]
Air Strike China Mandarin, English 2018 $65,000,000[20]
Kung Fu Yoga China, Hong Kong, India Mandarin, English, Hindi 2017 $65,000,000[21]
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 China Mandarin 2017 $64,000,000[22]
Detective Chinatown 2 China Mandarin 2018 $63,000,000[23]
The Mermaid China Mandarin 2016 $60,700,000[24]
Mesrine France French, Spanish, English 2008 $60,000,000[25]
The Monkey King China, Hong Kong Mandarin, Cantonese 2014 $60,000,000[8]
The Monkey King 2 Hong Kong, China Mandarin 2016 $60,000,000[26]
Adipurush India Hindi, Telugu 2023 $60,000,000[27]
Hi, Mom China Mandarin 2021 $58,900,000[28]
2.0 India Tamil 2018 $58,500,000[29]–$83,300,000[30]
Che United States, France, Spain Spanish, English 2008 $58,000,000[31]
Shanghai Fortress China Mandarin 2021 $57,000,000[32]
A Very Long Engagement France French 2004 $56,600,000[33]
Monster Hunt China Mandarin 2015 $56,000,000[34]
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva India Hindi 2022 $52,200,000[35]
Sur la piste du Marsupilami France French 2012 $50,800,000[36]
Railroad Tigers China Mandarin 2016 $50,000,000[37]
The Wandering Earth China Mandarin 2019 $50,000,000[38]
Okja South Korea, United States Korean, English 2017 $50,000,000[39]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Japan Japanese 2013 $49,300,000[40]
Viy 2: Journey to China Russia, China Russian, English 2019 $49,100,000[41]
Gone with the Bullets China Mandarin 2014 $48,800,000[42]
The Crossing China Mandarin, Japanese 2014 $48,600,000[43]
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar France French 1999 $48,000,000
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra France French 2002 $47,000,000[44]
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse France French 2004 $46,400,000
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec France French 2010 $46,000,000
Pinocchio Italy Italian 2002 $45,000,000[45]
Curse of the Golden Flower China Mandarin 2006 $45,000,000[8]
Gantz & Gantz: Perfect Answer Japan Japanese 2011 $45,000,000
Gladiators of Rome Italy Italian 2012 $45,000,000[46]
Beauty and the Beast France French 2014 $45,000,000[47]
Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father France, Belgium, Italy French 2014 $44,000,000[48]
Asterix: The Land of the Gods France French 2014 $43,000,000[48]
Saaho India Telugu, Hindi 2019 $42,600,000[49]
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy India Telugu 2019 $28,400,000[50]–$42,600,000[51]
Les Dalton France French, English 2004 $42,000,000
Bounty Hunters Hong Kong, China, South Korea Mandarin, Korean 2016 $41,500,000[52]
Antarctica Japan Japanese, English 1983 $40,000,000
The Promise China Mandarin 2005 $40,000,000[8]
Apocalypto United States Yucatec Mayan 2006 $40,000,000
Nomad United States, France, Russia, Kazakhstan Russian, Kazakh 2007 $40,000,000
The Warlords China, Hong Kong Mandarin 2007 $40,000,000[8]
Muhammad: The Messenger of God Iran Persian, Arabic, English 2015 $40,000,000
The Grandmaster China, Hong Kong Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese 2013 $38,600,000[53]
League of Gods China Mandarin, Cantonese 2016 $38,600,000[54]
Treasured Island France French 2007 $38,500,000
Radhe Shyam India Telugu, Hindi 2022 $38,200,000[55]–$44,500,000[56]
The Tiger Brigades France French 2006 $38,000,000
Wolf Totem China, France Mandarin, Mongolian 2015 $38,000,000[57]
Empire of the Wolves France French 2005 $37,100,000
Le Deuxième souffle France French 2007 $37,100,000
Mojin: The Lost Legend China Mandarin 2015 $37,000,000[58]
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion India Telugu 2017 $36,900,000[59]
The Inhabited Island Russia Russian 2008 $36,600,000
Ip Man 3 Hong Kong Cantonese 2015 $36,000,000[60]
A Monster in Paris France French, English 2011 $36,000,000[61]
Arsène Lupin France, Italy, Spain French 2004 $35,600,000
Paris 36 France French 2008 $35,600,000
Supercondriaque France French 2014 $35,600,000[62]
Michel Vaillant France French 2003 $35,400,000
The Barber of Siberia Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic Russian, English 1998 $35,000,000
The Legend of Zu Hong Kong Mandarin, Cantonese 2001 $35,000,000[8]
Hero China Mandarin 2002 $35,000,000[8]
The Tiger and the Snow Italy Italian, English, Arabic 2005 $35,000,000
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate China, Hong Kong Mandarin 2011 $35,000,000
Stand by Me Doraemon Japan Japanese 2014 $35,000,000[63]
The Stone Council France French 2006 $34,000,000
Nothing to Declare France French 2011 $34,000,000[61]
Ponyo Japan Japanese 2011 $34,000,000[64]
Padmaavat India Hindi 2018 $34,000,000[65]
Un plan parfait France French 2012 $33,700,000
Fanfan La Tulipe France French 2003 $33,600,000
Jappeloup France French 2013 $33,300,000[66]
Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal China Mandarin 2015 $33,000,000[67]
La Vérité si je mens ! 3 [fr] France French 2012 $32,900,000[68]
The Three-Body Problem China Mandarin, English 2017 $32,300,000[69]
Iceman Hong Kong, China Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, English, Japanese 2014 $32,200,000[70]
D-War South Korea English, Korean 2007 $32,000,000
Lady of the Dynasty China Mandarin 2015 $32,000,000[71]
Call of Heroes Hong Kong, China Mandarin 2016 $32,000,000[72]
Bon Voyage France French 2003 $31,000,000
Sky Fighters France French 2005 $31,000,000
Largo Winch 2 France French 2011 $31,000,000[61]
Tiger Zinda Hai India Hindi 2017 $31,000,000[73]
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Japan Japanese 1999 $30,000,000[74]
The Passion of the Christ United States Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew 2004 $30,000,000
Alatriste Spain Spanish, Dutch 2006 $30,000,000
Arn: The Knight Templar Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany Swedish, English, Latin, Arabic, French 2007 $30,000,000
Baarìa Italy Sicilian, Italian 2009 $30,000,000[75]
1911 China Mandarin, English 2011 $30,000,000[76]
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Japan Japanese 2013 $30,000,000[77]
The Wind Rises Japan Japanese, French, German, Italian 2013 $30,000,000[78]
Stalingrad Russia Russian, German 2013 $30,000,000[79]
Hollywood Adventures China Mandarin, English 2015 $30,000,000[80]

Notes

  1. ^ Both films were shot simultaneously and split into two parts.[13]

See also

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