Most Expensive 3D Animated Movies

Most Expensive 3D Animated Movies

#1

The Polar Express

Released 11/10/04

Distributor: Buena Vista

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Production Costs:  $170 Million (USD)

U.S. Box Office:  $173 Million  (USD)

Worldwide Box Office:  $297 Million (USD)

This 2004 feature film was based on the children’s book of the same name, by Chris Van Allsburg. The actual book can be read in about 5 minutes, but the film was 90 minutes long. The film enjoyed modest box office success, but the results for the film’s 3D Imax version were incredible. Financially, the 3D version outperformed the 2D version by 14 to 1! There are now plans to release the movie in its Imax format every year during the holiday season, so expect even higher revenue for the film in the future.

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Most Expensive Christmas Tree

Most Expensive Christmas Tree

$1,005,000 USD

Nothing says “Merry Christmas!” more than a Christmas tree. Bugis Junction, a shopping mall in Singapore, may just have the merriest Christmas in the world. They certainly have the world’s most expensive Christmas tree.

Soo Kee Jewellery produced the expensive tree, decking it with 21,798 diamonds (913 carats total), 3,762 crystal beads and 456 lights. The tree is nearly 20 feet tall and weighs in at over 7,000 pounds. If you’re not impressed by all of those numbers, though, try this one—$1,005,000 USD.

That’s how much the expensive Christmas tree is worth.So, if you find yourself in Singapore during the Holidays, don’t forget to stop by Bugis Junction to stare in awe at the most expensive Christmas tree in the world. Just remember that Christmas isn’t about how much money you can afford to spend decking the halls and giving gifts.

Most expensive picture

Most expensive picture

1. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt ($135,000,000)

This record breaking sale was enabled by a court order by the Austrian government to return the painting to the Artist’s rightful heir. The entire dispute lasted over a year and was necessary to return the painting that was looted by the Nazis during World War II. Skillfully painted in 1907 by the art nouveau master Gustav Klimt, the painting was purchased by Ronald S. Lauder, the cosmetics heir, in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Most expensive films (Movie)

Most expensive films

$700 million

War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир; Voyna i mir) is a Soviet-produced film adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace. Sergei Bondarchuk directed the film, co-wrote the screenplay and starred in the role of Pierre.

The film took seven years to produce and cost over US$100 million. If inflation is taken into account, a film of this magnitude would cost over US$700 million today, making War and Peace the most expensive film ever made.

Production

Pre-production started at Mosfilm in 1961, and filming commenced in 1963.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the Battle of Borodino scene included 120,000 soldiers, making it one of the largest battle scenes ever filmed. Many museums in the USSR contributed artifacts for the production design, making it one of the most elaborate films ever created.

War and Peace was one of the first films in the USSR to be shot and released in 70 mm. The process was called Sovscope 70 in the USA and Europe, and was the Soviet version of Todd-AO, a large camera/presentation format with 6-channel stereophonic sound. There are many hand held shots in the film, which are difficult to achieve with a 70 mm camera. However, a special lightweight camera was devised for this film (which can be seen on the bonus DVD of the RUSCICO release). The camera resembles a Bolex camera, and its magazine takes up most of the camera body. Read the rest of this entry »

Most expensive book

Most expensive book

$30.8 million

The Codex Leicester is the most expensive book ever sold. The Codex Leicester is a collection of largely scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci.

Physically, the Codex takes the form of 18 sheets of paper, each folded in half and written on both sides, forming the complete 72-page document. At one time the sheets were bound together, but they are now displayed separately. It was handwritten in Italian by Leonardo, using his characteristic mirror writing, and supported by copious drawings and diagrams.

In 1994 Bill Gates bought it at auction for $30.8 million, making it the most expensive book ever, and renamed it the Codex Leicester. The Codex is put on public display once a year in a different city around the world. In 2004 it was exhibited in the Château de Chambord, and in 2005 in Tokyo. One page was exhibited at the Seattle Museum of Flight’s 2006 exhibit “Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius.” From June to August 2007, the codex will be the centerpiece of a two month exhibition hosted by the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland.