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 World Factbook. In the absence of the exact year the closest year is used instead.

List

RankTitleCountryPrimary languageYearProduction costs
1Monster Hunt 2ChinaMandarin2018$143,000,000
2Asterix at the Olympic GamesFranceFrench2008$113,500,000
3AsuraChinaMandarin2018$100,000,000
4The Flowers of WarChinaMandarin, English, Japanese2011$94,000,000
5The Monkey King 3Hong Kong, ChinaMandarin2018$87,300,000
62.0IndiaTamil2018
7Red CliffChinaMandarin2008$80,000,000
8'FranceFrench2012$77,600,000
9'South Korea, United StatesEnglish, Korean2007$77,000,000
10Dragon BladeChinaMandarin, English, Latin, Turkic2015$65,000,000
10Air StrikeChinaMandarin, English2018$65,000,000
12'ChinaMandarin2017$64,000,000
13The MermaidChinaMandarin2016$60,700,000
14MesrineFranceFrench, Spanish, English2008$60,000,000
14The Monkey KingChina, Hong KongMandarin, Cantonese2014$60,000,000
14The Monkey King 2Hong Kong, ChinaMandarin2016$60,000,000
17CheUnited States, France, SpainSpanish, English2008$58,000,000
18A Very Long EngagementFranceFrench2004$56,600,000
19Monster HuntChinaMandarin2015$56,000,000
20Sur la piste du MarsupilamiFranceFrench2012
21Railroad TigersChinaMandarin2016$50,000,000
21The Wandering EarthChinaMandarin2019$50,000,000
23RRRIndiaTelugu2021
24The Tale of the Princess KaguyaJapanJapanese2013$49,300,000
25Gone with the BulletsChinaMandarin2014$48,800,000
26The CrossingChinaMandarin, Japanese2014$48,600,000
27Asterix & Obelix Take On CaesarFranceFrench1999$48,000,000
28'FranceFrench2002$47,000,000
29'FranceFrench2004$46,400,000
30The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SecFranceFrench2010$46,000,000
30Mahavir KarnaIndiaTamil, Hindi2019$46,000,000
32Thugs of HindostanIndiaHindi2018
33PinocchioItalyItalian2002$45,000,000
33Curse of the Golden FlowerChinaMandarin2006$45,000,000
33Gantz & Gantz: Perfect AnswerJapanJapanese2011$45,000,000
33Gladiators of RomeItalyItalian2012$45,000,000
33Beauty and the BeastFranceFrench2014$45,000,000
38Why I Did Eat My FatherFrance, Belgium, ItalyFrench2014$44,000,000
39'FranceFrench2014$43,000,000
40SaahoIndiaHindi, Tamil, Telugu2019
41Les DaltonFranceFrench, English2004$42,000,000
42Bounty HuntersHong Kong, China, South KoreaMandarin, Korean2016$41,500,000
43Antarctica JapanJapanese, English1983$40,000,000
43The PromiseChinaMandarin2005$40,000,000
43ApocalyptoUnited StatesMayan2006$40,000,000
43NomadUnited States, France, Russia, KazakhstanRussian, Kazakh2007$40,000,000
43The WarlordsChina, Hong KongMandarin2007$40,000,000
43'IranPersian, Arabic, English2015$40,000,000
49The GrandmasterChina, Hong KongMandarin, Cantonese, Japanese2013$38,600,000
49League of GodsChinaMandarin, Cantonese2016
51Treasured IslandFranceFrench2007$38,500,000
52The Tiger BrigadesFranceFrench2006$38,000,000
52Wolf TotemChina, FranceMandarin, Mongolian2015$38,000,000
54Empire of the WolvesFranceFrench2005$37,100,000
54Le deuxième souffleFranceFrench2007$37,100,000
56'ChinaMandarin2015$37,000,000
57'IndiaTelugu, Tamil2017
58The Inhabited IslandRussiaRussian2008$36,600,000
59Ip Man 3Hong KongCantonese2015$36,000,000
59A Monster in ParisFranceFrench, English2011$36,000,000
61Arsène LupinFrance, Italy, SpainFrench2004$35,600,000
61Paris 36FranceFrench2008$35,600,000
61SupercondriaqueFranceFrench2014
64Michel VaillantFranceFrench2003$35,400,000
65The Barber of SiberiaRussia, France, Italy, Czech RepublicRussian, English1998$35,000,000
65The Legend of ZuHong KongMandarin, Cantonese2001$35,000,000
65HeroChinaMandarin2002$35,000,000
65The Tiger and the SnowItalyItalian, English, Arabic2005$35,000,000
65The Flying Swords of Dragon GateChina, Hong KongMandarin2011$35,000,000
65Stand by Me DoraemonJapanJapanese2014$35,000,000
71'FranceFrench2006$34,000,000
71Nothing to DeclareFranceFrench2011$34,000,000
71PonyoJapanJapanese2011$34,000,000
71PadmaavatIndiaHindi2018$34,000,000
75Un plan parfaitFranceFrench2012$33,700,000
76Fanfan La TulipeFranceFrench2003$33,600,000
77JappeloupFranceFrench2013$33,300,000
78'ChinaMandarin2015$33,000,000
79'FranceFrench2012
80The Three-Body ProblemChinaMandarin, English2017$32,300,000
81IcemanHong Kong, ChinaCantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, English, Japanese2014
82D-WarSouth KoreaEnglish, Korean2007$32,000,000
82Lady of the DynastyChinaMandarin2015$32,000,000
82Call of HeroesHong Kong, ChinaMandarin2016$32,000,000
85Bon VoyageFranceFrench2003$31,000,000
85Sky FightersFranceFrench2005$31,000,000
85Largo Winch 2FranceFrench2011$31,000,000
85Tiger Zinda HaiIndiaHindi2017
89'JapanJapanese1999$30,000,000
89The Passion of the ChristUnited StatesAramaic, Latin, Hebrew2004$30,000,000
89AlatristeSpainSpanish, Dutch2006$30,000,000
89'Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, GermanySwedish, English, Latin, Arabic, French2007$30,000,000
89BaarìaItalySicilian, Italian2009$30,000,000
891911ChinaMandarin, English2011$30,000,000
89Space Pirate Captain HarlockJapanJapanese2013$30,000,000
89The Wind RisesJapanJapanese, French, German, Italian2013$30,000,000
89StalingradRussiaRussian, German2013$30,000,000
89Hollywood AdventuresChinaMandarin, English2015$30,000,000