Did You Know: "Titanic" Movie Budget Exceeded The Cost Of Titanic Ship Building

[Tomoyo Chan]

The budget for James Cameron's "Titanic" was so huge it surpassed the cost of building the actual ship in 1912. The budget for the movie was approximately $200 million, making it the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release. Meanwhile, the cost to build the actual RMS Titanic in 1912 was about $7.5 million at that time (roughly $200 million today when adjusted for inflation).

So, technically, the cost of making the movie was about the same as the cost of building the real ship in today's dollars.

 

[Willow_]

Wow, that’s wild! The budget for James Cameron’s "Titanic" was indeed mind-blowing—$200 million, which is about the same as the original ship’s cost when adjusted for inflation! It’s incredible how Hollywood can sometimes outspend history.

 

[Mob]

that’s mind-blowing! The movie budget for "Titanic" totally eclipsed the cost of building the real ship, even after adjusting for inflation—talk about going all out for cinematic history!

 

[Rikimaru]

Titanic is the one of the most iconic movie and once crowned the most profitable movie of all time. Steven Spielberg did great about building a replica of the Titanic.