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$40 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. In the absence of the exact year the closest year is used instead.2023–present: 2018–2022: 2012–2017: 2006–2011:
List
+List of most expensive non-English-language filmsTitle Country Primary language(s) YearProduction costs (est.)The Battle at Lake ChangjinChinaMandarin2021$200,000,000Monster Hunt 2 China Mandarin2018$143,000,000 Detective Chinatown 3 China Mandarin2021$117,000,000 Asterix at the Olympic GamesFranceFrench2008$113,500,000AsuraChinaMandarin2018$100,000,000Ladybug & Cat Noir: The MovieFranceFrench2023$100,000,000The Flowers of WarChinaMandarin, English, Japanese2011$94,000,000The RescueChinaMandarin2020$90,000,000The Monkey King 3 Hong KongMandarin2018$87,300,000Red CliffChinaMandarin2008$80,000,000The Eight HundredChinaMandarin2020$80,000,000Asterix and Obelix: God Save BritanniaFranceFrench2012$78,000,000Kalki 2898 ADIndiaTelugu2024$75,000,000 Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom France French 2023 $72,400,000RRRIndiaTelugu2022Dragon BladeChinaMandarin, English, Latin, Turkic2015$65,000,000Kung Fu YogaChina, Hong Kong, IndiaMandarin, English, Hindi2017$65,000,000Air StrikeChinaMandarin, English2018$65,000,000 Society of the Snow Spain Spanish 2023 $65,000,000Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2ChinaMandarin2017$64,000,000Detective Chinatown 2 China Mandarin2018$63,000,000The MermaidChinaMandarin2016$60,700,000AdipurushIndiaHindi, Telugu2023ToxicIndiaKannadaEnglish 2026$60,000,000–$120,000,000MesrineFranceFrench, Spanish, English2008$60,000,000The Monkey KingChina, Hong Kong Mandarin, Cantonese2014$60,000,000The Monkey King 2Hong Kong, ChinaMandarin2016$60,000,000Pushpa 2: The RuleIndiaTelugu2024Hi, MomChinaMandarin20212.0IndiaTamil2018CheUnited States, France, SpainSpanish, English2008$58,000,000Shanghai FortressChinaMandarin2021$57,000,000A Very Long EngagementFranceFrench2004$56,600,000Monster HuntChinaMandarin2015$56,000,000Brahmāstra: Part One – ShivaIndiaHindi2022Railroad TigersChinaMandarin2016$50,000,000The Wandering EarthChinaMandarin2019$50,000,000OkjaSouth Korea, United StatesKorean, English2017$50,000,000The Tale of the Princess KaguyaJapanJapanese2013$49,300,000Viy 2: Journey to ChinaRussia, ChinaRussian, English2019$49,100,000Gone with the BulletsChinaMandarin2014$48,800,000Sur la piste du MarsupilamiFranceFrench2012The CrossingChinaMandarin, Japanese2014$48,600,000Asterix & Obelix Take On CaesarFranceFrench1999$48,000,000Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraFranceFrench2002The Greatest of All TimeIndiaTamil2024Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseFranceFrench2004$46,400,000The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SecFranceFrench2010$46,000,000HopeSouth KoreaKorean2026$46,000,000PinocchioItalyItalian2002$45,000,000Curse of the Golden FlowerChinaMandarin2006$45,000,000Gantz & Gantz: Perfect AnswerJapanJapanese2011$45,000,000Gladiators of RomeItalyItalian2012$45,000,000Beauty and the BeastFranceFrench2014$45,000,000Why I Did (Not) Eat My FatherFrance, Belgium, ItalyFrench2014$44,000,000Asterix: The Land of the GodsFranceFrench2014$43,000,000Saaho IndiaTelugu, Hindi 2019 Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyIndiaTelugu2019 Les DaltonFranceFrench, English2004$42,000,000Singham AgainIndiaHindi2024Bounty HuntersHong Kong, China, South KoreaMandarin, Korean2016$41,500,000SupercondriaqueFranceFrench2014AntarcticaJapanJapanese, English1983$40,000,000The PromiseChinaMandarin2005$40,000,000ApocalyptoUnited StatesYucatec Mayan2006$40,000,000NomadUnited States, France, Russia, KazakhstanRussian, Kazakh2007$40,000,000The WarlordsChina, Hong KongMandarin2007$40,000,000Muhammad: The Messenger of GodIranPersian, Arabic, English2015$40,000,000
See also List of highest-grossing non-English films List of most expensive films World cinema
References
External links List of the most expensive French films List of the sales quotes of French films produced in 2012 (p. 70-76)