A new breakdown of the budget for James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” has seemingly revealed that the title has come in at as one of the most expensive films ever made, a total of $419 million prior to tax credits.
Forbes revealed the figures, which cite UK tax filings recently released by Disney. Much of the film was shot in the UK where studios filming get a reimbursement of up to 25.5% of the money they spend in the country provided that at least 10% of their core costs are incurred there.
Studios set up separate companies to produce each film in the U.K. and are obliged to file legally-binding financial statements, which are released in stages starting during pre-production and continuing long after the release.
The last figures have come in now, with $419 million being the total. Disney did, however, bank a $66.7 million (£50.3 million) reimbursement in return for filming in the U.K., which brings the net spending down to $352.3 million.
That’s much higher than the $300 million cited as the official production budget of the film. The movie itself grossed just $384 million worldwide at the box office, sales on home video formats haven’t been disclosed.
The outlet calculates that losses on the film now sit at around $160 million. That final $352 million figure puts it as the ninth most expensive film of all time. Both “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Jurassic World: Dominion” stand as the most expensive movies ever made at $465 million each.
